Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-08
2005-02-08
Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
C296S057100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06851741
ABSTRACT:
Presented is a retractable substantially full passenger cab height cover for vehicle rear portions that renders the vehicle's rear portion open to transport cargo when the full cab height cover is retracted and covered at a full, or nearly so, passenger cab height when the full cab height cover is extended. It has application to all manner of vehicles such as pickup trucks or sport utility vehicles (SUV's) and may be designed in and sold as original factory equipment or sold as an aftermarket product. It is possible, by use of a fold down first tailgate disposed between the passenger cab and the rear portion of the vehicle and fold down rear passenger seat elements to have a very lengthy distance, from a second tailgate at the rear of the vehicle to just behind the driver's seat, for extra passenger seating, storage of cargo, carrying of small boats, or the like. A further refinement includes a multi-system sealing system disposed between elements of the retractable cargo bed cover.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4068886 (1978-01-01), Gostomski
patent: 4397497 (1983-08-01), Alonzo et al.
patent: 4480868 (1984-11-01), Koto
patent: 4659136 (1987-04-01), Martin et al.
patent: 4784429 (1988-11-01), Hodges
patent: 4799726 (1989-01-01), Scott
patent: 5144538 (1992-09-01), Harris
patent: 5183307 (1993-02-01), Chiu, Jr.
patent: 5203603 (1993-04-01), Hertzberg et al.
patent: 5516182 (1996-05-01), Aragon et al.
patent: 5531497 (1996-07-01), Cheng
patent: 5934727 (1999-08-01), Storc et al.
patent: 5971469 (1999-10-01), Lund et al.
patent: 6000745 (1999-12-01), Alexa
patent: 6244651 (2001-06-01), Hecock, Jr.
patent: 6260916 (2001-07-01), Hunt
patent: 6513863 (2003-02-01), Renke et al.
patent: 6588824 (2003-07-01), Neubrand
patent: 20020060479 (2002-05-01), Tolinski et al.
patent: 20020079718 (2002-06-01), Neubrand
LandOfFree
Vehicle with extendable cargo and/or passenger area does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Vehicle with extendable cargo and/or passenger area, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Vehicle with extendable cargo and/or passenger area will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3458868