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US 7,066,516 B2Granted
Rear vehicle storage system
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsJames A. Mulvihill, Thomas S. Hicks, Won-Tai Kim
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Abstract
A vehicle storage assembly for a vehicle cargo area includes a storage panel and a flange portion extending outwardly from an end of the storage panel. The flange portion is adapted to be mounted to an interior component of a vehicle such that the storage panel is positionable to a stowed position, and a deployed position. In the deployed position, the storage panel divides at least a portion of the vehicle cargo area.
Claims19
A storage assembly for a vehicle cargo area comprising:
- a storage panel;
- and
- a flange portion extending from said storage panel, said flange portion being fixed in position relative to said storage panel,
- wherein said flange portion is adapted to be mounted to an interior component of a vehicle such that said storage panel and said flange portion are positionable to a stowed position in which said storage panel is generally parallel to a load surface of the vehicle cargo area, and a deployed position for dividing at least a portion of the vehicle cargo area.
1 more element
A combined cargo area and storage assembly comprising:
- a cargo area including a wall and a floor;
- and
- a storage panel including a flange portion that is supported on said wall of said cargo area, said flange portion being fixed in position relative to said storage panel, said storage panel being movable between stowed position, wherein said storage panel extends generally parallel to said floor of said vehicle cargo area, and a deployed position, wherein said storage panel extends from said floor of said cargo area so as to divide at least a portion of said cargo area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.