Vehicle-attached article carrier
OwnerRaymond L. Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
An article carrier that is attachable to a closure of a land vehicle is provided. The article carrier has a body and a lid that form an interior compartment when brought together. The body is attached to the inside wall of the closure. The lid is rotatably attached to the body near the end of the body that is at the bottom of the closure. The lid has flanges at the top corners thereof that extend outwardly from the lid such that the flanges are received between the closure and the sidewalls of the vehicle when the closure is shut. The article carrier can have permanent and temporary dividers therein to compartmentalize the inside of the article carrier.
Claims13
An article carrier adapted to be mounted on a closure of a vehicle of the type that has a sidewall, said sidewall and said closure defining part of said vehicle, said closure being movable between open and closed positions, said closure also having an inner wall which has an end portion that abuts said sidewall when the closure is in the closed position, said article carrier comprising:
- article carrier means comprising (a) a base member which is arranged for attachment to the inner wall of said closure, and (b) a lid which may be opened to gain access to said article carrier means,
- said lid having a flange which extends therefrom to a position between a portion of said sidewall and the closure when said base member is attached to said closure and said closure is in the closed position, whereby to securely hold said lid in its closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.