Collapsible rear seat storage assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPeter T. Mueller, Richard J. Soyka, JR.
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Abstract
An underseat storage assembly for a vehicle seat includes a recess disposed on a floor below the vehicle seat. A front panel has an edge pivotally coupled with the floor and first and second side panels are pivotally coupled with opposing ends of the front panel. The front panel is movable between a stored position within the recess and a deployed position and has the first and second side panels vertically arranged and orthogonal to the front panel.
Claims20
An underseat storage assembly for a vehicle seat, comprising:
- a recess disposed on a floor below the vehicle seat;
- a front panel having an edge pivotally coupled with the floor;
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- first and second side panels pivotally coupled about a first and second axis at opposing ends of the front panel, the front panel movable between a stored position within the recess and a deployed position having the first and second side panels vertically arranged and orthogonal to the front panel.
An underseat storage assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a floor below a seat;
- a recess in the floor;
- a panel assembly pivotably coupled with the floor and comprising:
- a front panel;
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- first and second side panels pivotally coupled with opposing ends of the front panel, the panel assembly is pivotal between a stored position and a deployed position to define a storage volume disposed between the seat and a bottom portion of the recess.
An vehicular underseat storage assembly, comprising:
- a floor below a seat;
- a recess in the floor;
- a front panel pivotably coupled with the floor and movable between a stored position defining a first storage volume within the recess and a deployed position orthogonal to the floor;
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- first and second side panels pivotally coupled with opposing ends of the front panel and movable orthogonal to the front panel in the deployed position to define a second storage volume defined by the volume of the recess and deployed panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.