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US 10,328,860 B2Granted
Rear door shelf with one touch opening
AssigneeBestop, Inc.
InventorsStephen J. Lewis, Jonathon Moore, Charles C. Turney
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Abstract
A rear door shelf assembly having a mounting base portion and a shelf rotatably connected to the mounting base portion for moving between an open position and a closed position. A spring-loaded prop rod is rotatably connected to the assembly. Storage features are connectable to the prop rod to provide multi-functionality of the assembly as a utility table and a storage unit. A one-touch latching mechanism holds the shelf in the closed position.
Claims31
A door shelf assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one mounting base portion operably connected to the vehicle;
- at least one shelf rotatably connected to the mounting base portion and moveable between at least an open position and stowed position, said at least one shelf fitting within a footprint of said at least one mounting base portion when in the stowed position;
- a prop rod that is spring loaded to automatically deploy when selectively released from a retainer when said at least one shelf is rotated to said open position;
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- wherein rotating the shelf to the open position selectively provides a utility shelf or storage bin, when desired.
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A rear door shelf assembly for a tailgate of a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one mounting base portion including a plurality of tabs and attachment features to mount said mounting base portion to an inward surface of said tailgate without drilling holes into said tailgate;
- at least one shelf rotatably connected to the mounting base portion and moveable between at least an open position and stowed position, said at least one shelf fitting within a footprint of said at least one mounting base portion when in the stowed position, wherein rotating the at least one shelf to said open position provides a substantially horizontal surface for use as a utility table or storage;
- at least one selectively removable storage container storage operably connected to said at least one shelf;
- at least one prop rod operably rotatably connected to said at least one mounting portion and having at least one biasing member, said storage container operably connected to said at least one prop rod;
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- a latching mechanism with a one touch release button for automatic deployment of said at least one shelf and at least one prop rod to said open position, when desired.
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A door shelf assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one mounting base portion operably connected to the vehicle;
- at least one shelf rotatably connected to the mounting base portion and moveable between at least an open position and stowed position, said at least one shelf fitting within a footprint of said at least one mounting base portion when in the stowed position;
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- at least one latch mechanism including a one-touch release tab on said at least one shelf or said at least one mounting base portion and a catch on the other of said at least one shelf or said at least one mounting base portion;
- wherein rotating the shelf to the open position selectively provides a utility shelf or storage bin, when desired.
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A door shelf assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one mounting base portion operably connected to the vehicle;
- at least one shelf rotatably connected to the mounting base portion and moveable between at least an open position and stowed position, said at least one shelf fitting within a footprint of said at least one mounting base portion when in the stowed position;
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- at least two tabs inserted into at least two apertures, respectively, provided in a surface of said vehicle for mounting the door shelf assembly to the vehicle;
- wherein rotating the shelf to the open position selectively provides a utility shelf or storage bin, when desired.
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A door shelf assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one mounting base portion operably connected to the vehicle;
- at least one shelf rotatably connected to the mounting base portion and moveable between at least an open position and stowed position, said at least one shelf fitting within a footprint of said at least one mounting base portion when in the stowed position;
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- wherein rotating the shelf to the open position selectively provides a utility shelf or storage bin, when desired;
- wherein said door shelf assembly provides no-drill installation, said door shelf assembly further comprising:
- a plurality of tabs insertable into a plurality of apertures, respectively, provided on an inward tailgate surface of said vehicle;
- a plurality of plugs insertable into a plurality of second apertures, respectively, provided on an inward tailgate surface of said vehicle;
- providing a plurality of fasteners;
- wherein inserting said plurality of tabs into said plurality of apertures partially mounts said mounting base portion to said tailgate surface, and
- wherein with said plurality of plugs inserted into said plurality of second apertures, a plurality of third apertures formed in said at least one mounting base portion are aligned with said plurality of plugs and said plurality of fasteners extend into said plurality of third apertures and into said plurality of plugs to mount said door shelf assembly to said tailgate of said vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.