Apparatus and system for a traction board
AssigneeScout Motors Inc.
InventorPat Vostal
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Abstract
Provided herein is a system and for a traction board, and more specifically, a traction board that can be incorporated into components of a vehicle that serve at least one other purpose. A vehicle is provided that includes a storage compartment, where the storage compartment is disposed below a load floor of a cargo area of the vehicle; and a traction board cover for the storage compartment, where the traction board cover defines a first major surface and a second major surface, where at least one of the first major surface and the second major surface defines a first plurality of lugs extending away from the at least one of the first major surface or the second major surface, where the traction board cover defines at least one handle.
Claims19
A vehicle comprising:
- a storage compartment, wherein the storage compartment is disposed below a load floor of a cargo area of the vehicle;
- and
- a traction board cover for the storage compartment, wherein the traction board cover defines a length and a width, wherein the length is greater than the width;
- wherein the traction board cover defines a first major surface and a second major surface, wherein at least one of the first major surface and the second major surface defines a first plurality of lugs extending away from the at least one of the first major surface or the second major surface, and
- wherein the traction board cover defines at least one handle, wherein the at least one handle is at least one of formed into the traction board cover or collapsible to be flush with or below the at least one of the first major surface and the second major surface.
A traction board for a vehicle comprising:
- a traction board body, wherein the traction board body defines a first major surface and a second major surface, wherein the traction board body defines a first end, a second end, a mid-section between the first end and the second end, and a perimeter about the traction board body;
- a first plurality of lugs extending away from at least one of the first major surface or the second major surface;
- and
- at least one handle defined within the traction board body,
- wherein the traction board body is configured to be received within a recess of a vehicle load floor, and wherein the traction board body covers a storage compartment below the vehicle load floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.