US 10,245,926 B2Granted

Deployable tailgate storage bag for SUV

AssigneeBestop, Inc.

InventorsStephen J. Lewis, Duane C. Junkin, Charles C. Turney

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Abstract

A deployable storage assembly (10) having a mounting portion (12) and at least one base (14) hinged to the mounting portion (12) for deploying between an open position for storage and a closed position. At least one frame arrangement (22) is connected to the mounting portion (12) to allow the base (14) to rotate to the open position and hold the base (14) when opened to provide a storage compartment. The frame arrangement (22) provides the sides and front of the storage compartment, while the mounting portion (12) fixed to the vehicle provides the rear surface and the base (14) provides the bottom surface. A retaining device (26) coupled to the frame arrangement (22) and base (14) contains items within the storage compartment. At least one fastener (28) is connected to the mounting portion (12) for selectively holding the at least one base (14) in a closed/stowed position. Undoing the at least one fastener (28) allows the base (14) to fold down to the open position providing storage space.

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Dependent claims

A deployable storage assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

at least one mounting portion;
at least one base operably connected to the mounting portion and rotatable between an open position and a closed position;
at least one frame arrangement supporting a storage compartment when the at least one base is in the open position, wherein the frame arrangement is operably pivotably connected to the mounting portion for pivotable movement as the base is moved between the open and closed positions;
a pair of brackets, wherein the brackets provide the pivotable connection between the frame arrangement and the mounting portion;
at least one fastener operably connected to the at least one mounting portion and the at least one base to selectively hold the at least one base in the closed position;
and
said frame arrangement further comprising
a top rail that is curved and pivotably connected at both ends to the respective bracket;
a pair of vertical members operably connected to the top rail and operably pivotably connected to the base;
a first side portion operably connected to the mounting portion and operably connected to the base;
a second side portion operably connected to the mounting portion and operably connected to the base;
and
a retaining device operably connected to the top rail, pair of vertical members, first side portion, second side portion, and/or the base, wherein the retaining device and frame arrangement are foldable with the base between the open position and closed position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/508,653Filed 3 Sep 2015 · us provisional application
Priority: 3 Sep 2014
Published: US 2017/0274745 A128 Sep 2017
Granted: 2 Apr 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

B60J 5/105
For non-load transporting vehicles, i.e. family cars including vans: comprising door or part of door being pivotable about vertical axis
B60R 5/04
Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like: arranged at rear of vehicle
B60R 7/005
Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps:…
B60R 7/02
Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps:…

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Application62/045,197Us provisional application · filed 3 Sep 2014
US 2017/0274745 A1Pre-grant publication · published 28 Sep 2017
US 10,245,926 B2This patent

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