Utility unit for camper vehicles
OwnerThomas V. Johnstoneinventor
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Abstract
A modular utility unit is provided which is intended to replace a door on a vehicle. The modular utility unit includes: a utility-containing and appliance-containing unit having a facade, a base, a top, sides and an exterior surrogate door panel; utility appliances disposed within the modular utility unit; and clamps disposed within the modular utility unit in proximity to the surrogate door panel. When the door of the vehicle is removed, the clamps cooperate with a door frame of the vehicle for securing the utility unit within the vehicle. Releasing the clamps enables removal of the utility unit from the vehicle, and the door of the vehicle may then be replaced.
Claims10
A modular utility unit intended to replace removably an exterior door at a corresponding door frame portion on a vehicle, said utility unit comprising:
- a modular, utility-component and appliance-containing, unit having an interior facade, a base, a top, sides and an exterior surrogate door panel, the surrogate door panel being correspondingly sized and shaped to conform substantially to the conformation of the door being replaced and in turn to be positioned at and to occupy substantially the same space normally occupied by the door with the remainder of the unit being positioned within the vehicle, utility appliances disposed within said modular utility unit in proximity to said surrogate door panel, and clamping means cooperating with the corresponding door frame portion of said vehicle for removably securing said modular utility unit within said vehicle.
A clamping means comprising;
- a hollow housing having a slot on one side thereof and provided with securement means on said housing;
- a rotatable screw member mounted longitudinally therein;
- adjusting means secured to one end of said rotatable screw member;
- a travelling rail member disposed along said screw member;
- and a pivotable arm supported by said travelling rail member, said pivotable arm being adapted to protrude from said slot and being adapted to pivot as a result of rotation of said rotatable screw member.
A modular utility unit intended to replace removably an exterior door on a vehicle, comprising a self-contained modular utility unit having an interior utility module and an exterior surrogate door panel, the panel being correspondingly sized and shaped to conform substantially to the conformation of the door being replaced and in turn to be positioned at and to occupy substantially the same space normally occupied by the door with the utility module being positioned within the vehicle and adapted to accommodate utility-components and utility-appliances thereat, corresponding external venting means and external supply connection means provided on said panel for such utility-components and utility-appliances, and releasable securing means for removably securing the unit within said vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.