Device for transforming the interior of a van or a sport utility vehicle into a work vehicle
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorsWilliam W Doolittle, III, Del C Schroeder, Bryan Logan, David G Speth
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Abstract
A protective liner is provided for vehicles having a rear hatch or opening doors. The protective liner attaches to the opening of the rear hatch or opening and extends into the rear vehicle cavity protecting the vehicle interior form damage and debris when the vehicle is used for hauling lumber, logs, sand, gravel or debris.
Claims14
A bag-like protective liner for the interior of a motor vehicle having a rear opening, said liner comprising:
- a main body formed from sheet material and including a floor portion, a pair of sidewall portions attached to said floor portion, a ceiling portion attached to said sidewall portions and a forward end portion attached to said ceiling portion, said sidewall portions and said floor portion such that said main body reflects the size and shape of the rear interior cavity of said vehicle, said main body defining an internal compartment;
- a rope attached to a forward end wall portion of said main body;
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- a plurality of attachments mounted to said main body adapted for securing said main body within the interior of the motor vehicle.
A bag-like protective liner for the interior of a motor vehicle having a rear opening, comprising:
- a main body formed from sheet material and including a floor portion, a pair of sidewall portions attached to said floor portion, a ceiling portion attached to said sidewall portions and a forward end portion attached to said ceiling portion, said sidewall portions and said floor portion such that said main body reflects the size and shape of the rear interior cavity of said vehicle, said main body defining an internal compartments, wherein said main body has an open end, said open end provides access to the internal compartment of said main body, said open end of said main body is adapted to be attached to said motor vehicle by a hook and loop fastener;
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- a plurality of attachments mounted to said main body adapted for securing said main body within the interior of the motor vehicle, wherein said main body contains an outside edge around said open end, said outside edge is surrounded by one component of said hook and loop mechanism.
A bag-like protective liner for the interior of a motor vehicle having a rear opening, comprising:
- a main body formed from sheet material and including a floor portion, a pair of sidewall portions attached to said floor portion, a ceiling portion attached to said sidewall portions and a forward end portion attached to said ceiling portion, said sidewall portions and said floor portion such that said main body reflects the size and shape of the rear interior cavity of said vehicle, said main body reflects the size and shape of the rear interior cavity of said vehicle, said main body defining an internal compartments;
- a plurality of attachments mounted to said main body adapted for securing said main body within the interior of the motor vehicle;
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- a first rope attached to an inner surface of said forward end wall portion and a second rope attached to an exterior surface of said forward end wall of said main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.