Vehicle Including Multiple Items that Move Vertically
OwnerC. Martin Rasmusseninventor
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Abstract
A vehicle includes at least two items that move vertically between a lowered position and a raised position. In one embodiment, one of the items is a seating unit having a seat back and a seat base such as a couch or a dinette. The seating unit may convert into a bed. In another embodiment, one of the items may be a bed. The vehicle may also include a cargo area which is configured to receive an off-road vehicle. One or more of the items may be lifted in the cargo area to provide additional cargo space in the vehicle. The vehicle may also include other items that move vertically such as a desk, a table, a workbench, an entertainment center, an appliance, a television, a sink, a cupboard, a cabinet, a shelf, and/or a counter.
Claims37
A vehicle comprising:
- a first seating unit which includes a seat base and a seat back, the first seating unit moving vertically and at least substantially translationally between a lowered position where the first seating unit is positioned to receive one or more persons thereon and a raised position where the first seating unit is positioned closer to a ceiling of the vehicle than to a floor of the vehicle;
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- an item which moves vertically and at least substantially translationally between a lowered position and a raised position, the item being positioned closer to the ceiling of the vehicle than to the floor of the vehicle when the item is in the raised position;
- wherein the item comprises at least one item selected from the group which includes a second seating unit having a seat base and a seat back, a desk, a table, a workbench, an entertainment center, an appliance, a television, a sink, a cupboard, a cabinet, a shelf, a counter, and combinations thereof.
A vehicle comprising:
- a bed which moves vertically and at least substantially translationally between a lowered position where the bed is positioned to receive one or more persons to sleep thereon and a raised position where the bed is positioned closer to a ceiling of the vehicle than to a floor of the vehicle;
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- an item which moves vertically and at least substantially translationally between a lowered position and a raised position, the item being positioned closer to the ceiling of the vehicle than to the floor of the vehicle when the item is in the raised position;
- wherein the item comprises at least one item selected from the group which includes a seating unit having a seat base and a seat back, a desk, a table, a workbench, an entertainment center, an appliance, a television, a sink, a cupboard, a cabinet, a shelf, a counter, and combinations thereof;
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- wherein the item moves between the lowered position and the raised position independently from the bed if the item comprises the seating unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.