Storage bin system for a motor vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKristin Ann Hellman, Annette Lynn Huebner, Ryan Welch, Artur Sakarian, Joshua Greiner
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Abstract
A storage bin system is provided for a motor vehicle. That storage bin system includes a first cargo compartment sidewall having a first storage cavity with a first rearwardly oriented access opening. Further, the storage bin system includes a first removable storage bin received and held in the first storage cavity.
Claims21
A storage bin system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a first cargo compartment sidewall including a first storage cavity having a first rearwardly oriented access opening;
- and
- a first removable storage bin received and held in said first storage cavity, wherein said first removable storage bin includes a first integral carriage assembly including a first set of wheels for rolling said first removable storage bin over a supporting surface.
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The storage bin system of claim 21, wherein said first cargo compartment sidewall includes a lock for securing said pivoting panel in a closed position.
A method of storing an object in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- placing said object into a storage bin;
- opening a liftgate of said motor vehicle to expose an access opening to a storage cavity provided in a storage compartment sidewall of said motor vehicle;
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- sliding, via a first set of wheels positioned on the storage bin, said storage bin into said storage cavity.
A storage bin system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a first cargo compartment sidewall including a first storage cavity having a first rearwardly oriented access opening;
- and
- a first removable storage bin received and held in said first storage cavity, wherein said first removable storage bin includes a first housing having a first portion that closes said first access opening when said first removable storage bin is stowed in said first storage cavity, and wherein said first removable storage bin includes a housing having an open top and said first cargo compartment sidewall includes a pivoting panel aligned with said open top of said first removable storage bin when said first removable storage bin is stowed in said first storage cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.