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US 6,273,494 B1Granted
Pole system concept for the interior of a truck vehicle
AssigneeInternational Truck and Engine Corporation
InventorDavid J. Beigel
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AssigneeInternational Truck and Engine Corporation
InventorDavid J. Beigel
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A support system for the interior of a mobile vehicle such as a tractor-traileror over the road heavy truck. The support system provides vertical support poles for use with various features of the truck vehicle. The poles are integrated into the structure of the sleeper. They provide additional structural rigidity and limit the roof crush in the event of vehicle roll-over. The poles are equipped with various external accessories. They may have a swivel seat attached for additional seating within the sleeper. Sound system speakers may be hung from the poles and aimed where desired. A television or computer monitor may also be hung off the poles enabling adjustment for numerous viewing angles within the cab and the sleeper. The poles may also serve as a conduit for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning for the sleeper environment. The poles can serve as the air ducts or a separate duct could be installed within each pole to channel air to multiple air outlets. The poles are designed to distribute air to the lower and upper regions of the sleeper. The poles also may serve to hold openings and intake ducts, which draw air from the upper and lower regions of the sleeper for recirculation. The poles may also serve as mounting points for upper bunk access steps, being fixed in place to the side of the poles, or integrated into them with hinging capability. The integrated steps fold-up or down into the poles so as to be out of the way when not in use.
A mobile vehicle in combination with a pole system, comprising:
A pole system for installation in a sleeper of a mobile vehicle, the mobile vehicle having a chassis with a cab for a driver engaged to the chassis and a sleeper compartment engaged to the cab, the sleeper compartment having an interior living space located between a sleeper roof and a sleeper floor, and a ventilation fan engaged through ducting to the living space to provide air flow to the living space of the sleeper, comprising:
A pole system for installation in a sleeper of a mobile vehicle, the mobile vehicle having a chassis with a cab for a driver engaged to the chassis and a sleeper compartment engaged to the cab, the sleeper compartment having an interior living space located between a sleeper roof and a sleeper floor, and a ventilation fan engaged through ducting to the living space to provide air flow to the living space of the sleeper, comprising:
A pole system for installation in a sleeper of a mobile vehicle, the mobile vehicle having a chassis with a cab for a driver engaged to the chassis and a sleeper compartment engaged to the cab, the sleeper compartment having an interior living space located between a sleeper roof and a sleeper floor, and a ventilation fan engaged through ducting to the living space to provide air flow to the living space of the sleeper, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.