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US 5,685,591 AGranted
Modular vehicle package tray
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsIonel Eugene Simplicean, Philip Anthony Langran
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Abstract
A package tray for a motor vehicle comprises a generally planar first surface element, a second surface element substantially parallel and attached to the first surface element having an access surface exposed to the trunk of the motor vehicle, a cavity formed in the access surface for receiving an electronic module, a sealed resonance chamber for improved acoustical performance, and fasteners for releasably affixing the electronic modules in the cavity.
Claims8
A package tray for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a generally planar first surface element extending substantially to the periphery of the package tray, said first surface element including a finish surface adapted to be exposed to the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle when the package tray is installed therein;
- a generally planar second surface element substantially parallel and attached to the first surface element, said second surface element including an access surface adapted to be exposed to the trunk of the motor vehicle when the package tray is installed therein;
- a cavity formed in the access surface of the second surface element for receiving an electronic module;
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- fastening means, for releasably affixing the electronic module to the cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.