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US 6,719,348 B1Granted
Covering for use with a motor vehicle
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorYu-Jin Song
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Abstract
A covering for use with a motor vehicle. The covering has a channel and multiple sloped grooves. The grooves slope toward the channel for directing fluid toward the channel.
Claims21
A covering for use with a motor vehicle having an interior, the covering comprising:
- a rigid main body positionable in the interior of the motor vehicle, the rigid main body including a channel and multiple sloped grooves that slope toward the channel for directing fluid toward the channel;
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- a hinge joint that allows a first rigid portion of the rigid main body to move with respect to a second rigid portion of the rigid main body between a first position and a second position.
A vehicle comprising:
- an interior storage area having a collection sump for collecting fluid;
- a rigid covering disposed in the storage area and having a main body including a channel in fluid communication with the sump, and multiple sloped grooves that slope toward the channel for directing fluid toward the channel;
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- a hinge joint that allows a first rigid portion of the rigid main body to move with respect to a second rigid portion of the rigid main body between a first position and a second position, to thereby allow access to a lower storage section.
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A covering for use with a motor vehicle having an interior, the covering comprising:
- a main body positionable in the interior of the motor vehicle, the main body including a sloped channel that slopes from a front to a rear of the main body and multiple sloped grooves that slope toward the channel for directing fluid toward the channel, wherein the slope of the channel descends from the front to the rear of the main body;
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- a hinge joint that allows a first rigid portion of the main body to move with respect to a second rigid portion of the main body between a first position and a second position.
A covering for use with a motor vehicle having an interior, the covering comprising:
- a main body positionable in the interior of the motor vehicle, the main body including a channel and multiple sloped grooves that slope toward the channel for directing fluid toward the channel;
- a hinge joint that allows a first portion of the main body to move with respect to a second portion of the main body between a first position and a second position;
- a latch arrangement on the main body, the latch arrangement including a catch and a latch engageable with the catch for supporting the first portion of the main body in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.