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US 11,440,478 B2Granted
Interior delivery box
AssigneeGM Cruise Holdings LLC
InventorsTimothy Jon Meador, Marie Ledger, Jessica Uelmen, Anthony Galliano, III, Arun A. Mathews, Pratik Palnitkar
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Abstract
There is disclosed herein examples of a vehicle container unit that may be mounted within a vehicle. The vehicle container unit may be mounted to a seat of a vehicle and may include space for transporting items within the vehicle container unit. The vehicle container unit may mount to the seat via an anchor system of the seat.
Claims20
A base for a vehicle container, comprising:
- a body to mate with a seating area of a passenger seat of a vehicle, the body comprising:
- a first surface of the body to receive the vehicle container, wherein the first surface is parallel to a plane of contact of the vehicle with a surface on which the vehicle is located when the body is mated with the passenger seat,
- a first portion to be located on top of a top seating surface of the passenger seat,
- a second surface of the first portion to abut a back rest and the top seating surface of the passenger seat, wherein the second surface extends from the first surface, contours along a surface of the back rest, curves to form a rounded and convex corner where the back rest meets the top seating surface of the passenger seat, and contours along the top seating surface,
- a second portion to be located in front of a front edge of the passenger seat and to extend downwards in front of the front edge of the passenger seat and along a front side of the passenger seat,
- a third surface of the second portion to abut the front edge and the front side of the passenger seat, wherein the third surface extends from the second surface, and curves to form a rounded and concave surface that contours over the top seating surface, the front edge, and the front side of the passenger seat, and
- an attachment element embedded within the body, the attachment element comprising a mounting element to receive a portion of the vehicle container, and wherein the mounting element is to maintain a vertical position of the portion of the vehicle container when received.
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A vehicle container unit for a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle container comprising:
- an enclosure that encloses a space for carrying items,
- a first surface of the vehicle container that is parallel to a plane of contact of the vehicle with a surface on which the vehicle is located when the vehicle container is installed in a seating area of a passenger seat of the vehicle, and
- a mounting mechanism provided on the first surface of the vehicle container for mounting the vehicle container, wherein the mounting mechanism includes a base piece and an arm extending from the base piece, the base piece is flat and is embedded on the first surface of the vehicle container, the arm has a curved portion at a proximal end and a flat portion at a distal end, and the arm extends out and away from the first surface of the vehicle container, and
- a base to mate with to a seating area of the passenger seat of the vehicle, the base comprising a second surface to abut the first surface of the vehicle container, and a mounting mechanism to couple to the mounting mechanism of the vehicle container to mount the vehicle container to the base, wherein:
- the mounting mechanism of the base includes an extension parallel to the second surface and a recess encircled by the extension,
- the arm of the mounting mechanism is to be rotated and inserted into in the recess to mount the vehicle container to the base, and
- the extension is to maintain a vertical position of the arm when the arm is located within the recess.
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A vehicle container for a vehicle, the vehicle container to be mounted to a base, the vehicle container comprising:
- an enclosure that encloses a space for carrying items,
- a surface of the vehicle container to abut a surface of the base,
- a mounting mechanism located at a first end of the enclosure, wherein:
- the mounting mechanism includes a base piece and an arm extending from the base piece,
- the base piece is flat and is embedded on the surface of the vehicle container,
- the arm has a curved portion at a proximal end and a flat portion at a distal end connected to the curved portion at a distal end,
- the arm extends out and away from the surface of the vehicle container, and
- the arm is to engage with a mounting element of the base by rotating and inserting the arm into a recess of the mounting element of the base and underneath an extension of the mounting element to maintain a vertical position of the proximal end of the arm when engaged, and
- a first clip element located at a second end of the enclosure, the second end opposite to the first end, wherein the first clip element is to connect to a second clip element of the base to maintain the second end of the enclosure against the base when connected.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.