US 2013/0153523 A1 · VEHICLE TRUNK MOUNTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Abstract

Vehicle trunk mounting systems and methods are disclosed. A mounting system comprises a frame adapted to be secured within the trunk and a platform adapted to support a device thereon. The frame comprises a hinge portion and a guide portion. The platform is movably secured within the frame. The frame is rotatable around the hinge portion between a first position in which the platform is substantially horizontal and a second position in which the platform is substantially upright. The platform is slidable within the guide portion when the frame is in the first position. A mounting method comprises mounting the device on the platform, slidably repositioning the platform within the frame, and rotating the frame between the first position and the second position.

Claims26

Dependent claims

A system for mounting a device in a trunk of a vehicle comprising:

a frame adapted to be secured within the trunk, the frame comprising a hinge portion and a guide portion;
and
a platform adapted to support the device thereon, the platform movably secured within the frame,
wherein the frame is rotatable around the hinge portion between a first position in which the platform is substantially horizontal and a second position in which the platform is substantially upright, and
the platform is slidable within the guide portion when the frame is in the first position.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/329,930Filed 19 Dec 2011

Published

20 Jun 2013

Term ends

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Classification10 codes

B60R 7/02
Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps:…
B60R 5/04
Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like: arranged at rear of vehicle
B60R 11/02
Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for: for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement…
B60R 11/0252
For radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof: for personal computers, e.g. laptops, notebooks

Vehicle trunk mounting systems and methods

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Abstract

Claims26