# US 2014/0152035 A1 · Dropped floor public interface transaction area for retail vehicles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0152035 A1 - Document ID: US20140152035A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/094,141 - Filed: 2013-12-02 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-04 - Assignees: Spartan Motors, Inc. - Applicants: Spartan Motors, Inc. - Inventors: Douglas Allen WEINGART; Janet Catherine FOX; Benjamin Amos KAUFFMAN; Amanda Lynn LUNSTRUM - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152035A1 ## CPC - B60P 3/0257: {the object being a vending stall, restaurant or food kiosk} - B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00) ## Abstract An enclosure for a vehicle includes a wall that has an opening therein, a floor, and a lowered portion that is recessed into the floor in an area of the floor proximate the opening in the wall. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An enclosure for a vehicle, the enclosure comprising: a wall that includes an opening therein, a floor, and a lowered portion that is recessed into the floor in an area of the floor proximate the opening in the wall. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the lowered portion is permanently recessed into the floor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The enclosure of claim 2, wherein the lowered portion is configured to be at a height of 6-20 inches above ground. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the lowered portion is configured to be lowered from a first position to a second position lower than the first position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The enclosure of claim 4, wherein the lowered portion is mechanically lowered from the first position to the second position by a mechanism comprising a hydraulic actuator, a pneumatic actuator, an electric motor, or a manual device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The enclosure of claim 4, wherein the first position is configured to be 20-42 inches above ground and the second position is configured to be 20 inches or less above ground. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The enclosure of claim 4, wherein in the second position, the lower portion is configured to contact ground. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The enclosure of claim 1, further comprising a railing provided around at least a portion of a perimeter of the lowered portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The enclosure of claim 1, further comprising a step provided at a height between a height of the floor and a height of the lowered portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the wall including the opening therein is a passenger side wall. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The enclosure of claim 1, further comprising a shelf extending below the opening, the shelf foldable between a first shelf position that is horizontal and perpendicular to the wall and a second shelf position that is vertical and parallel to the wall. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The enclosure of claim 1, further comprising a moveable section of the wall configured to move outward relative to the wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The enclosure of claim 12, wherein the moveable section is moved by a mechanism comprising a hydraulic actuator, a pneumatic actuator, an electric motor, or a manual device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The enclosure of claim 12, wherein a weight of the moveable section and any object resting thereon is configured to be supported by the wall. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The enclosure of claim 14, further comprising one or more support legs attached to the moveable section and configured to additionally support the weight of the moveable section and any object resting thereon. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The enclosure of claim 12, wherein the moveable section comprises a portion configured to be used as a shelf capable of supporting objects. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The enclosure of claim 1, further comprising a second opening, independent of the opening of the wall proximate to the lowered portion, the second opening configured to be disposed at a height above a height of the opening of the wall. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the enclosure is configured to decouple from the vehicle and remain at a location as a free-standing structure. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) A vehicle comprising the enclosure of claim 1, wherein the enclosure is rigidly coupled to a frame of the vehicle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) A trailer comprising the enclosure of claim 1, wherein the enclosure is coupled to a frame of the trailer, and the frame of the trailer is coupled to a vehicle via a coupling mechanism.