Deployable folding tray system for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMichael John Harmon
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Abstract
A deployable folding tray system for a vehicle including a first tray, a second tray pivotally coupled to the first tray, a third tray pivotally coupled to the second tray, and a connector assembly connecting the third tray to a support in a storage compartment which defines a storage space of the vehicle. The second tray pivots relative to the first tray to be deployed from the storage compartment, wherein the first tray pivots relative to the second tray to extend further into a deployed position, and wherein the first, second or third trays are stowed within the storage compartment in a stowed position.
Claims20
A deployable folding tray system for a vehicle, the deployable folding tray system comprising:
- a first tray;
- a second tray pivotally coupled to the first tray;
- a third tray pivotally coupled to the second tray;
- and
- a connector assembly connecting the third tray to a support in a storage compartment which defines a storage space of the vehicle, wherein the second tray pivots relative to the first tray to be deployed from the storage compartment and wherein the first tray pivots relative to the second tray to extend further into a deployed position, and wherein the first, second or third trays are stowed within the storage compartment in a stowed position.
A vehicle comprising:
- a seating assembly;
- a glovebox located forward of the seating assembly and defining a storage space;
- a deployable folding tray system configured to be stowed within the glovebox and deployed from the glovebox, the deployable folding tray system comprising:
- a first tray;
- a second tray pivotally coupled to the first tray;
- a third tray pivotally coupled to the second tray;
- and
- a connector assembly connecting the third tray to a support in a storage compartment of the vehicle, wherein the second tray pivots relative to the first tray to be deployed from the storage compartment and wherein the first tray pivots relative to the second tray to extend further into a deployed position supported on or above the seating assembly, and wherein the first, second or third trays are stowed within the storage compartment in a stowed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.