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US 7,611,185 B2Granted
Vehicle structure
AssigneeNissan Design America, Inc.
InventorDiane Allen
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Abstract
A vehicle structure includes a vehicle body portion, a body panel and a fluid dispensing device. The body panel is coupled to the vehicle body portion to move between a closed position and an extended position. The fluid dispensing device is coupled to the body panel to move therewith when the body panel is moved to the closed position and when the body panel is moved to the extended position.
Claims22
A vehicle structure comprising:
- a vehicle body portion that includes a main body panel having an outer surface with a first contoured shape;
- a body panel coupled to the vehicle body portion to move between a closed position and an extended position, the body panel having an outer surface with a second contoured shape, the first and second contoured shapes conforming to one another to at least partially define an outer body shape of the vehicle body portion;
- and
- a fluid dispensing device coupled to the body panel to move therewith when the body panel is moved to the closed position and when the body panel is moved to the extended position.
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A vehicle structure comprising:
- a vehicle body portion;
- a body panel coupled to the vehicle body portion to move between a closed position and an extended position, the body panel being movably supported to the vehicle body portion for movement about a generally vertical axis;
- and
- a fluid dispensing device coupled to the body panel to move therewith when the body panel is moved to the closed position and when the body panel is moved to the extended position.
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A vehicle structure comprising:
- a vehicle body portion;
- a body panel coupled to the vehicle body portion to move between a closed position and an extended position;
- a fluid dispensing device coupled to the body panel to move therewith when the body panel is moved to the closed position and when the body panel is moved to the extended position;
- and
- a water storage tank disposed within the vehicle body portion remote from the fluid dispensing device, the water storage tank including a fluid supply line fluidly connected to fluid dispensing device, the fluid dispensing device including a water spigot.
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A vehicle structure comprising:
- a vehicle body portion;
- a body panel coupled to the vehicle body portion to move between a closed position and an extended position;
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- a fluid dispensing device coupled to the body panel to move therewith when the body panel is moved to the closed position and when the body panel is moved to the extended position, the fluid dispensing device including a compressed air hose with a dispensing end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.