Methods and apparatus for providing a collapsible cargo box. The cargo box include a left wall having a tongue at the rearmost portion and a tongue at the bottom, a right wall having a tongue at the rearmost portion and a tongue at the bottom, a rear wall having a tongue at the leftmost portion, the
Methods and apparatus for providing a collapsible cargo box. The cargo box include a left wall having a tongue at the rearmost portion and a tongue at the bottom, a right wall having a tongue at the rearmost portion and a tongue at the bottom, a rear wall having a tongue at the leftmost portion, the rightmost portion and the bottom, a base and a tailgate. The method may include sliding the tongue at the bottom of the left wall into a first groove in the base, sliding the tongue at the bottom of the rear wall into a second groove in the base, sliding the tongue at the bottom of the right wall into a third groove in the base, rotatably coupling the tailgate to the base, coupling the left wall to the rear wall and coupling the right wall to the rear wall.
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1. A collapsible cargo box, for mounting on a rear portion of a golf cart, the cargo box comprising: a left wall, having a tongue at a bottom of the left wall and having a tongue at a rearmost portion of the left wall;a right wall having a tongue at a bottom of the right wall and having a tongue at
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A collapsible cargo box, for mounting on a rear portion of a golf cart, the cargo box comprising: a left wall, having a tongue at a bottom of the left wall and having a tongue at a rearmost portion of the left wall;a right wall having a tongue at a bottom of the right wall and having a tongue at a rearmost portion of the right wall;a back wall having a tongue at a bottom of the back wall, and having a tongue at a leftmost portion of the back wall, and having a tongue at a rightmost portion of the back wall;a base, said base comprising: a first groove for accommodating the tongue at the bottom of the left wall;a second groove for accommodating the tongue at the bottom of the right wall; anda third groove for accommodating the tongue at the bottom of the back wall;a tailgate, the tailgate having a bottom portion rotatably coupled to the base;a left corner post, said left corner post including a first groove for accommodating the tongue at the rearmost portion of the left wall and a second groove for accommodating the tongue at the leftmost portion of the back wall;a right corner post, said right corner post including a first groove for accommodating the tongue at the rearmost portion of the right wall and a second groove for accommodating the tongue at the rightmost portion of the back wall;a first support and a second support, each of the first and second supports being secured to the base; anda first aperture extending through the first support and a second aperture extending through the second support, the first and second apertures for securing the base to the golf cart;the left corner post being capped by a removable left post cap secured to the tongue at the rearmost portion of the left wall and secured to the tongue at the leftmost portion of the back wall; andthe right corner post being capped by a removable right post cap secured to the tongue at the rearmost portion of the right wall and secured to the tongue at the rightmost portion of the back wall; andeach tongue extending from an attached end to a free end, the free end being wider than the attached end, and each groove including an open slot and a cavity, each groove accommodating the tongue by receiving the free end of the tongue in the cavity of the groove while receiving the attached end of the tongue in the open slot of the groove. 2. The collapsible cargo box of claim 1 wherein the tailgate is rotatably coupled to the base by a plurality of hinges. 3. The collapsible cargo box of claim 1 wherein the tailgate is removably coupled to the base by a plurality of hinges. 4. The collapsible cargo box of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of tailgate locks for locking the tailgate in an upright position. 5. The collapsible cargo box of claim 4 wherein a first of the plurality of tailgate locks is configured to lock a leftmost side of the tailgate to the left wall and a second of the plurality of tailgate locks is configured to lock a rightmost side of the tailgate to the right wall. 6. A collapsible cargo box for mounting on a rear portion of a golf cart, the cargo box comprising: a left wall, having a tongue at a rearmost portion of the left wall and a tongue at a bottom of the left wall;a right wall having a tongue at a rearmost portion of the right wall and a tongue at a bottom of the right wall;a back wall having a tongue at a leftmost portion of the back wall, at a rightmost portion of the back wall and at a bottom of the back wall;a base, said base comprising: a first groove for accommodating the tongue at the bottom of the left wall;a second groove for accommodating the tongue at the bottom of the right wall; anda third groove for accommodating the tongue at the bottom of the back wall;a tailgate, the tailgate having a bottommost portion rotatably coupled to the base;a left corner post, said left corner post including a first groove receiving the tongue at the rearmost portion of the left wall and a second groove receiving the tongue at the leftmost portion of the back wall;a right corner post, said right corner post including a first groove receiving the tongue at the rearmost portion of the right wall and a second groove receiving the tongue at the rightmost portion of the back wall;a left coupling mechanism, said left coupling mechanism for coupling the left wall and the tailgate;a right coupling mechanism, said right coupling mechanism for coupling the right wall and the tailgate;a first support and a second support, each of the first and second supports being secured to the base and extending along a width of the base; anda first aperture extending through the first support and a second aperture extending through the second support, the first and second apertures for securing the base to the golf cart;the left corner post being capped by a removable left post cap secured to the tongue at the rearmost portion of the left wall and secured to the tongue at the leftmost portion of the back wall;the right corner post being capped by a removable right post cap secured to the tongue at the rearmost portion of the right wall and secured to the tongue at the rightmost portion of the back wall; andeach tongue extending from an attached end to a free end, the free end being wider than the attached end, and each groove including an open slot and a cavity, each groove accommodating the tongue by receiving the free end of the tongue in the cavity of the groove while receiving the attached end of the tongue in the open slot of the groove. 7. The collapsible cargo box of claim 6 wherein the tailgate is rotatably coupled to the base by a plurality of hinges. 8. The collapsible cargo box of claim 6 wherein the tailgate is removably coupled to the base by a plurality of hinges. 9. The collapsible cargo box of claim 6 further comprising a plurality of tailgate locks for locking the tailgate in an upright position. 10. The collapsible cargo box of claim 9 wherein a first of the plurality of tailgate locks is configured to lock a leftmost side of the tailgate to the left wall and a second of the plurality of tailgate locks is configured to lock a rightmost side of the tailgate to the right wall. 11. A method for assembling a cargo box for mounting on a rear portion of a golf cart, the cargo box comprising a left wall having a tongue at a rearmost portion of the left wall and a tongue at a bottom of the left wall, a right wall having a tongue at a rearmost portion of the right wall and a tongue at a bottom of the right wall, a back wall having a tongue at a leftmost portion of the back wall, a tongue at a rightmost portion of the back wall and a tongue at a bottom of the back wall, a base comprising a first groove, a second groove and a third groove, a tailgate, a first support and a second support, a left corner post, said left corner post including a first groove for receiving the tongue at the rearmost portion of the left wall and a second groove for receiving the tongue at the leftmost portion of the back wall;a right corner post, said right corner post including a first groove for receiving the tongue at the rearmost portion of the right wall and a second groove for receiving the tongue at the rightmost portion of the back wall; andeach tongue extending from an attached end to a free end, the free end being wider than the attached end, and each groove including an open slot and a cavity, each groove being sized and shaped to receive the free end of the tongue in the cavity of the groove while receiving the attached end of the tongue in the open slot of the groove; the method comprising: sliding the tongue at the bottom of the left wall into the first groove in the base;sliding the tongue at the bottom of the back wall into the second groove in the base;sliding the tongue at the bottom of the right wall into the third groove in the base;sliding the tongue at the rearmost portion of the left wall into the first groove in the left corner post;sliding the tongue at the leftmost portion of the back wall into the second groove in the left corner post;sliding the tongue at the rearmost portion of the right wall into the first groove in the right corner post;sliding the tongue at the rightmost portion of the back wall into the second groove in the right corner post;capping the left corner post with a removable left post cap by securing the removable left post cap to the tongue at the rearmost portion of the left wall and by securing the removable left post cap to the tongue at the leftmost portion of the back wall; andcapping the right corner post with a removable right post cap by securing the removable right post cap to the tongue at the rearmost portion of the right wall and by securing the removable right post cap to the tongue at the rightmost portion of the back wall; androtatably coupling the tailgate to the base;coupling the left wall and the tailgate using a left coupling mechanism;coupling the right wall and the tailgate using a right coupling mechanism; andsecuring the base to the golf cart, the securing including passing a first bolt through an aperture defined by the first support and passing a second bolt through an aperture defined by the second support. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the securing further comprises passing the first bolt into a first mounting bracket attached to the golf cart and passing the second bolt into a second mounting bracket attached to the golf cart.
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Vertanen, Michael J., Cargo bed insert for utility vehicle, front end mounting assembly, and optional accessories items for use therewith, along with utility vehicle incorporating the same.
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