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US 2016/0096480 A1Published application
Orbiting platform storage system for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsElliot Moises Espinosa Rodriguez, Ricardo Ignacio Medina Rodriguez, Francisco Javier Villanueva
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Abstract
A storage system is provided for a vehicle. The storage system comprises a base including a guideway and a follower received in the guideway. Further the storage system includes a platform that is carried on the follower. The platform is displaceable along an orbital path of movement to allow improved access to various portions of the storage area.
Claims16
A storage system for a vehicle, comprising:
- an orbiting platform carried on a floor of the vehicle.
A storage system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a base including a guideway;
- a follower received said guideway;
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- a platform carried on said follower and displaceable along an orbital path of movement.
1 more element
A method for improving access to an object stored in a vehicle, comprising:
- equipping the vehicle with an orbiting platform that is displaceable along an orbiting path across a floor of the vehicle whereby an object resting on said platform may be moved from a difficult to access location to a readily accessed location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.