Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Auxiliary article compartments
Patent
1999-03-15
2000-02-29
Hoge, Gary C.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Auxiliary article compartments
224404, B62D 3300
Patent
active
060300183
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle bed having hinged side panel sections which provides side access to the interior of the bed or to a storage system mounted adjacent the hinged side panel sections. The side panel sections may include inner and outer panels. The bed additionally is provided with hinged trim panels located below the hinged side panel sections. The vehicle bed may be provided with support structures of a yoke type or a collapsible beam type. The hinged side panel sections may be hinged by piano type or spring-loaded type hinges to open upwardly, downwardly or sideways, and may include a collapsible mechanism for moving a side panel section outwardly and upwardly. The hinged side panel sections may include both the inner and outer panels or the outer panel alone with the inner panel being removed. The hinged side panel sections are retained in a closed position by either an electrical or mechanical actuated lock/latch mechanism, which is preferably hidden from view, but which may include an exposed key slot or surface flush handle. The storage system includes a box having an opening adjacent the hinged side panel section and the box may include one or more drain/air relief valve assemblies, and be provided with compartments, shelves of a slideable, adjustable or pivotable type, and may include a collapsible support mechanism for a tray, compartment, shelf, etc. The hinged side panel sections may be retained open by one or more strut assemblies or spring-loaded hinges.
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Clare Scott
Long Neil G.
Carnahan L. E.
Hoge Gary C.
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