Vehicle seat back having ski tote bag and trunk pass through
AssigneeHoover Universal, Inc.
InventorsMichael Filipovich, Terry L. Long, Dennis R. Baker
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Abstract
A ski tote bag is provided for a motor vehicle seat back in which, when the armrest is deployed, a recess is formed in the seat back. The rear wall of the recess can be moved, revealing a pass through into a vehicle trunk. Alternatively, the rear wall can be separated into front and rear panels which are connected together by an extendable ski tote bag which folds in an accordion-style fashion. With the ski tote extended, elongated objects such as skis can be inserted into the tote bag from the trunk and stored within the trunk and rear portion of the vehicle passenger compartment while protecting the interior of the vehicle from dirt, snow and other debris carried by the skis.
Claims18
A seat back adapted to be installed in a motor vehicle body having a passenger compartment and a trunk behind the passenger compartment with said seat back being disposed between and separating the passenger compartment from the trunk, said seat back comprising:
- at least one foam body forming a cushion having a front seating surface against which a vehicle occupant can rest his or her torso;
- a generally upright support structure immediately behind said cushion for supporting said cushion, said support structure being adapted to be attached to the vehicle body;
- an opening extending through said support structure and an opening extending through said cushion forward of said support structure opening forming a passageway between the passenger compartment and the trunk of the vehicle in which said seat back is installed, said passageway having a perimeter;
- enclosure means for enclosing an object inserted through said passageway from the vehicle trunk into the vehicle passenger compartment, said enclosure means including a flexible and extendable bag having an open end mounted at said perimeter of said passageway and a closed end extendable forward of said cushion;
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- mounting means for removably mounting said bag about said perimeter of said passageway said mounting means including a drawstring in said bag at said open end thereof, means extending about said perimeter of said passageway forming a groove for receiving said drawstring in which said drawstring can be drawn tight to mount said bag and means on said drawstring for retaining said drawstring in the tightened position whereby said bag can be selectively removed from said seat back to enable an object to extend though said passageway which is larger than said bag.
A seat back adapted to be installed in a motor vehicle body having a passenger compartment and a trunk behind the passenger compartment with said seat back being disposed between and separating the passenger compartment from the trunk, said seat back comprising:
- at least one foam body forming a cushion having a front seating surface against which a vehicle occupant can rest his or her torso;
- a generally upright support structure immediately behind said cushion for supporting said cushion, said support structure being adapted to be installed within the vehicle body;
- said foam body and said support structure having an opening therethrough forming a passageway between the passenger compartment and the trunk of the vehicle in which said seat back is installed, said passageway having a perimeter;
- an armrest having a stowed position within said opening in said foam body closing said passageway in which said armrest forms a portion of said seat back seating surface, said armrest being movable from said stowed position to a forward extending use position opening said passageway;
- a wall disposed in said passageway behind said armrest, said wall being pivotally mounted to said support structure for rotation about a transverse axis at a lower end of said passageway, said wall being rotatable about said axis between a closed position in said passageway and an open position extending forward from said cushion to open said passageway into the trunk;
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- an extendable bag mounted to said wall having an open end mounted about said perimeter of said passageway, said bag being extendable forward from said cushion when said wall is in said closed position to enclose and surround an elongated object inserted through said passageway from the vehicle trunk into the vehicle passenger compartment whereby the elongated object is separated from the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
A seat back adapted to be installed in a motor vehicle body having a passenger compartment and a trunk behind the passenger compartment with said seat back being disposed between and separating the passenger compartment from the trunk, said seat back comprising:
- at least one foam body forming a cushion having a front seating surface against which a vehicle occupant can rest his or her torso;
- a generally upright support structure immediately behind said cushion for supporting said cushion, said support structure being adapted to be installed within the vehicle body;
- an opening extending through said support structure and an opening extending through said cushion forward of said support structure opening forming a passageway between the passenger compartment and the trunk of the vehicle in which said seat back is installed, said passageway having a perimeter;
- a flexible and extendable bag having an open end mounted at said perimeter of said passageway and a closed end extendable forward of said cushion to enclose and surround an object inserted through said passageway from the vehicle trunk into the vehicle passenger compartment, the bag having an opening therein to enable access to the interior of said bag from within the vehicle passenger compartment and a closure for closing said opening in said bag;
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- mounting means for removably mounting said open end of said bag to said support structure about said perimeter of said passageway whereby said enclosure means can be selectively removed from said seat back to enable an object to extend though said passageway which is larger than said bag.
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