US 4,074,786 A · Self locking compartment for tractor

Abstract

A tractor having a driver's cab, an accessory compartment in the fender immediately adjacent the door to the driver's cab, the accessory compartment having a cover forming part of the fender and which projects below the edge of the cab door so that when the cab door is closed, it is impossible to raise the cover of the accessory compartment. In this way, when the door is locked, the accessory compartment is also automatically locked. The accessory compartment may hold a battery or tools or both. In the particular form shown, there is a battery compartment and tool compartments adjacent to the battery compartment. The invention is particularly applicable to the type of tractor which is sufficiently large that steps are required to reach the door of the driver's cab. In such case, the cover for the compartment may also include a downwardly extending part of the fender and one of the steps may be secured to this downwardly extending part. The inclusion of a downwardly extending part as part of the accessory cover makes it possible when the cover is raised to provide greater access to the battery and also makes it possible to provide an additional tool compartment beneath the battery.

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Dependent claims

A tractor having a tractor frame,

a driver's cab and an engine supported on said frame,
said driver's cab having an access door movable between open and closed positions,
a plurality of wheels supporting said frame, at least some of which are connected to said engine in driven relation thereto,
one of said wheels being located beneath and adjacent said access door,
a plurality of fenders each extending at least partially over one of said wheels including said one wheel beneath said access door and having an upper portion spaced from the wheel over which it extends,
an accessory compartment secured beneath said upper portion of said fender in the space over said wheel,
and said upper portion of said fender including a cover part overlying said compartment and hinged to a fixed part of said fender for upward swinging movement to enable access to said compartment,
said cover part extending beneath the lower edge of said cab access door when said door is closed so that said cover part can not be swung upwardly to open position while said door is closed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Self locking compartment for tractor

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Self locking compartment for tractor

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