Trunk structure in scooter-type vehicles

A scooter-type vehicle having a low-slung step, a cover defining a body portion rearwardly on the vehicle and upstanding from the step, a seat on the body portion, and a power unit including an engine, a drive train and a rear wheel vertically pivotable in the body portion, comprising:

• a vehicle frame including a main frame extending upwardly and rearwardly in the body portion, a trunk frame extending rearwardly to the rear end of the body portion and a support structure including support members extending upwardly and forwardly from said trunk frame to said main frame in said body portion;
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• a trunk body defining a storage enclosure, said trunk body being positioned within the body portion and affixed to said trunk frame and said support structure above the rear wheel.

A scooter-type vehicle having a low-slung step, a cover defining a body portion rearwardly on the vehicle and upstanding from the step, a seat on the body portion, and a power unit including an engine, a drive train and a rear wheel vertically pivotable in the body portion, comprising

• a vehicle frame within said body portion including a main frame, a trunk frame extending from said main frame rearwardly toward the rear end of said body portion over said rear wheel,
• a trunk body defining a storage enclosure within said body portion,
• said trunk body including substantially rectangularly disposed bottom, side and top walls affixed to and supported by said trunk frame, said bottom wall extending transversely of said rear wheel superjacent thereto.