# US 11,305,700 B2 · Upper room system for utility vehicles

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- Number: US 11,305,700 B2
- Document ID: US11305700B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/248,118
- Filed: 2021-01-11
- Published: 2021-07-15
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2020-01-09
- Applicants: John Joseph Koeppel
- Inventors: John Joseph Koeppel
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305700B2

## CPC

- B60R 9/055: Enclosure-type carriers, e.g. containers, boxes (B60R9/048 takes precedence)
- B62D 33/0222: {Connecting elements between stanchions, e.g. roof supporting elements, stiffeners (non-fixed roofs B60J7/00; securing and covering of load B60P7/00)}
- B62D 65/16: the sub-units or components being exterior fittings, e.g. bumpers, lights, wipers {, exhausts}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)

## Abstract

A upper room storage system for utility vehicles is provided. The upper room storage system is adapted to associate with a structural roof of a utility vehicle, so that when retrofitted to a utility vehicle with a cargo bed, the cargo bed maintains full functionality. The upper room storage system embodies a storage box with a plurality of lockable entry points, providing access from at least two sides of the utility vehicle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A storage system for a utility vehicle, the storage system comprising:
a storage box having at least two access openings;
a door pivotably connected at each access opening so that each door is movable between an open position and a closed position;
a lock on each door; and
one or more mounting connectors connecting the storage box to a portion of the utility vehicle at a predetermined distance above a pivotable bed of the utility vehicle so that the pivotable bed does not contact the storage box when pivoting.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The storage system of claim 1, wherein the storage box is a cuboid, and wherein each of the at least two access openings are on different faces of the cuboid.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The storage system of claim 2, wherein the cuboid is elongated.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The storage system of claim 3, further comprising struts operatively associated with each door.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The storage system of claim 4, wherein said portion is a roll bar.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The storage system of claim 5, wherein the storage box is covered by yet not connected to a roof of the utility vehicle.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The storage system of claim 6, wherein each mounting connector is a mounting channel that circumscribes a portion of the roll bar.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The storage system of claim 7, further comprising a vibration dampener operatively associated with each mounting channel and said portion of the roll bar.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

A method of retrofitting a storage space to a utility vehicle so that the storage space is outside of a cargo bed and a cab of the utility vehicle, the method comprising:
mounting the storage system of claim 8 to the roll bar at said predetermined distance so that said upper room storage system is covered by yet not connected to the roof of the utility vehicle.