Storage system

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1994-12-09

1996-07-16

Recla, Henry J.

Package and article carriers

Vehicle attached

Carrier attached to special purpose vehicle

224539, 224540, 224543, 224403, 296 371, 296 376, B60R 900

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055359310

ABSTRACT:
A storage system for a vehicle having a floor and a wheel well defined in the floor includes a compartment-defining structure having a pivot for pivotally attaching the structure to the vehicle for movement between a first position wherein the structure straddles the wheel well and a second position wherein the structure is located generally adjacent the wheel well on the vehicle floor. A compartment defined by the compartment-defining structure is accessible in one or both of the first and second positions. In one aspect, the compartment-defining structure includes a curved sidewall shaped to be mateably positioned over the wheel well when in said first position, and an outer sidewall spaced from the curved sidewall defining one or more compartments between the two sidewalls. In another aspect, the compartment-defining structure includes an elastic fence allowing access to the compartments in the compartment-defining structure when in the raised position. In other aspects, a box-shaped mounting structure is fixedly attached over the wheel well and the compartment-defining structure is pivotally attached to the mounting structure. In still other aspects, an access opening is located in both sides of the compartment-defining structure to provide access to the compartment when in either the first or second positions.

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