Inner-door panel for a vehicle

An inner-door panel for use with a vehicle door frame having a top frame portion, side frame portions, and a bottom frame portion, said portions defining a window opening having a base, the inner-door panel comprising:

• a monolithic body;
• said body having a front side which faces an inside of a vehicle when attached to the vehicle door frame, and a back side opposite the front side, the front and back sides being opposite major surfaces of the body;
• said body having a top end, a bottom end, and side edges;
• said side edges extending substantially to the respective side portions of the door frame, said bottom end extending substantially to the bottom portion of the door frame, and said top end extending substantially to the base of the window opening, when the inner-door panel is attached to the door frame;
• said front side of said body having a projecting storage compartment side panel;
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• wherein the storage compartment side panel defines a rim having a plurality of reinforcing ribs to strengthen the rim for use as a handle.

An inner-door panel for use with a truck door frame having a top frame portion, side frame portions, and a bottom frame portion, said portions defining a window opening having a base, the inner-door panel comprising:

• a monolithic body;
• said body having a front side which faces an inside of a truck when attached to the truck doorframe, and a back side opposite the front side, said front side being capable of having trim pieces and accessories attached thereto;
• said body substantially spanning the door frame in a horizontal direction, and said panel substantially spanning a distance from the base of the window opening to the bottom frame portion of the door frame in a vertical direction, when attached to the door frame;
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• the body including a plurality of reinforcing baffles projecting outwardly from the back side of the inner-door panel.

An inner-door panel for use with a truck door frame having a top frame portion, side frame portions, and a bottom frame portion, said portions defining a window opening having a base, the inner-door panel comprising:

• a monolithic body;
• said body having a major front side surface which faces an inside of a truck when attached to the truck door frame, and a major back side opposite the front side surface;
• said body having a top end, a bottom end, and side edges;
• said side edges being mounted to the respective side portions of the door frame, said bottom end being mounted to the bottom frame portion of the door frame, and said top end terminating at the base of the window opening, when the panel is attached to the door frame;
• the body further including an armrest support projecting from the front side surface of the panel, at least one speaker well, and a storage compartment panel projecting outwardly from the front side surface of the body, the armrest support, the speaker well, and the storage compartment panel being monolithic with the body;
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• the body having a plurality of intersecting reinforcing ribs projecting outwardly from the back side.