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US 2002/0053810 A1Published application
Tool retaining vehicle spare tire storage system
AssigneesDaimlerChrysler AG, Lear Corporation
InventorsMedard E Kaluszka, Norman H Bennett, Linda A Rivera
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Abstract
A storage system for a vehicle spare tire having a tool retaining cover. The cover includes a main body defining tool retaining portions. The tool retaining portions frictionally retain tools placed in them.
Claims19
A cover for a spare tire storage system including a tub located beneath a floor of a vehicle, the cover comprising:
- a main body portion including an underside, the underside formed to include at least one tool retaining portion for frictionally retaining at least one tool.
A spare tire storage system for a motor vehicle, the spare tire storage system comprising:
- a storage tub defining a recess for receiving a spare tire;
- a storage cover for selectively providing access to the recess, the storage cover including a main body portion having an underside, the underside formed to include at least one tool retaining portion;
- and
- a tool frictionally retained by a first tool retaining portion of the at least one tool retaining portion.
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A motor vehicle comprising:
- a body defining a rear storage area including a floor;
- a storage tub disposed below the floor and accessible through an opening in the floor, the storage tub defining a recess;
- a spare tire disposed in the recess;
- a storage cover for selectively providing access to the recess, the storage cover including a main body portion having an underside, the underside formed to include at least one tool retaining portion;
- and
- a tool frictionally retained by a first tool retaining portion of the at least one tool retaining portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.