Cargo bed article stowage structure
AssigneeTextron Inc.
InventorsCandice Robertson, Matthew Zaremba, Deidra Glymph, Marissa Swart
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Abstract
A cargo bed wall that can be disposed at a forward portion of a deck of the cargo bed. In various instances, the wall comprises a back face, a front face, and one or more article stowage structures that is/are structured and operable to receive and retain one or more stowable articles. The article stowage structure(s) can be disposed on the front and/or back face of the wall, and/or, in other instances, the article stowage structure(s) can be disposed within the front and/or back face of the wall.
Claims20
A cargo bed wall disposable at a forward portion of a deck of a cargo bed, said wall comprising:
- a back face;
- a front face;
- and
- at least one article stowage structure structured and operable to receive and retain one or more stowable articles, the at least one article stowage structure being one of:
- disposed on at least one of the front face and the back face of the wall;
- and
- disposed within at least one of the front face and the back face of the wall.
A cargo bed for a vehicle, said cargo bed comprising:
- a deck;
- and
- a wall comprising:
- a back face;
- a front face;
- and
- at least one article stowage structure structured and operable to receive and retain one or more stowable articles, the at least one article stowage structure being one of:
- disposed on at least one of the front face and the back face of the wall;
- and
- disposed within at least one of the front face and the back face of the wall.
A vehicle, said vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a passenger compartment supported by the chassis;
- and
- a cargo bed supported by the chassis and structured and operable to hold a payload, the cargo bed comprising:
- a deck;
- and
- a front wall disposed at a forward portion of the deck, the front wall comprising:
- a back face structured to face a rear edge of the deck;
- a front face structured to face the passenger compartment;
- and
- at least one article stowage structure structured and operable to receive and retain one or more stowable articles, the at least one article stowage structure being one of:
- disposed on at least one of the front face and the back face of the front wall;
- and
- disposed within at least one of the front face and the back face of the front wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.