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US 12,616,885 B2Granted
Basket drainage system
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorsMichael O'Brien Dalton, Matthew Daniel Wilson, Rebecca Ann Hassan
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Abstract
A basket for a vehicle, wherein the basket comprises a solid bottom having one or more fluid egress port disposed therein. The basket additionally comprises one or more hollow drain spout extending from an underside of the bottom of the basket, each spout extending from and fluidly connected to a respective one of the one or more fluid egress port.
Claims14
A sweater basket drainage system for a golf car, said sweater basket drainage system comprising:
- at least one strut boot, each strut boot mountable within a respective one of at least one strut aperture formed in a rear deck of the golf car;
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- a sweater basket, wherein the sweater basket comprises:
- a solid bottom having one or more fluid egress port disposed therein;
- and
- one or more hollow drain spout extending from an underside of the bottom of the sweater basket, each drain spout extending from and fluidly connected to a respective one of the one or more fluid egress port, wherein each drain spout is structured to direct fluid from within the sweater basket through a respective one of the one or more strut aperture to a ground surface beneath the golf car.
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A lightweight vehicle, said vehicle comprising:
- a rear body having a rear deck;
- and
- a sweater basket drainage system, wherein the sweater basket drainage system comprises:
- at least one strut boot, each strut boot mountable within a respective one of at least one strut aperture formed in the rear deck;
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- a sweater basket, wherein the sweater basket comprises:
- a solid bottom having one or more fluid egress port disposed therein, wherein the bottom is sloped to direct fluid toward the one or more egress port;
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- one or more hollow drain spout extending from an underside of the bottom of the sweater basket, each drain spout extending from and fluidly connected to a respective one of the one or more fluid egress port, wherein each drain spout is structured to direct fluid from within the sweater basket through a respective one of the one or more strut aperture to a ground surface beneath the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.