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US 5,953,999 AGranted
Removable tray assembly for a vehicle
OwnerDonald Kanehlinventor
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Abstract
A removable tray assembly for a vehicle includes a tray, and a mounting assembly having a mounting bracket which is removably supportable on a vehicle and a single-slide releasable locking mechanism which slideably supports and releasably locks the tray on the mounting bracket. The single-slide mechanism of the tray assembly also includes a moveable resilient tongue-like pawl which operates to releasably lock the tray at a desired vertical position relative to the mounting bracket.
Claims19
A removable tray assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a tray;
- a mounting bracket having means for removably supporting said bracket on a vehicle;
- single slide means for slideably supporting said tray on said mounting bracket, said single slide means for slideably supporting said tray comprising a mounting bracket having a generally upright side plate and a generally upright tray support plate slideably coupled together to allow for vertical displacement of said plates relative to one another;
- and
- means for releasably locking said tray on said mounting bracket.
2 more elements
A removable tray assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a tray;
- a mounting bracket having means for removably supporting said bracket on a vehicle, said mounting bracket has a threaded bore and said maintaining means comprises a screw received in said bore which is engageable with said vehicle to adjust the position of the bracket and, in turn, the tray, relative thereto;
- single slide means for slideably supporting said tray on said mounting bracket;
- means for releasably locking said tray on said mounting bracket;
- and
- means for maintaining said tray in a generally laterally disposed position when said mounting bracket is mounted on said vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.