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US 2003/0141334 A1Published application
Configurable vehicle sill
AssigneeNissan Design America, Inc.
InventorsAlfonso E. Albaisa, John Cupit
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Abstract
A vehicle cargo rack is provided with a sill connected to the vehicle, at least one rotatable joint mounted on the sill, and at least one arm coupled to the at least one joint and configured to hold cargo.
Claims21
An integrated bike rack for a vehicle, comprising:
- a sill horizontally slidably connected to the vehicle;
- and
- a rack vertically slidably connected to the sill,
- wherein the rack comprises at least two horizontally rotatable joints, each joint having an arm configured to support a bicycle.
1 more element
A vehicle cargo rack, comprising:
- a sill connected to the vehicle;
- at least one rotatable joint mounted on said sill;
- and
- at least one arm coupled to said at least one rotatable joint and configured to hold cargo.
1 more element
A method of securing cargo to a vehicle, comprising:
- deploying at least one joint from a sill attached to a vehicle;
- and
- rotating said at least one joint such that an arm coupled to said at least one joint extends outward from said vehicle.
A vehicle cargo rack, comprising:
- means for slidably deploying a sill from the vehicle;
- and
- means for rotatably supporting an arm attached to said sill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.