Vehicle having utility bed and seat
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorDavid W. Arnold
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicular frame, a utility bed, a seat back, and a seat bottom. The utility bed is coupled with the vehicular frame. The utility bed comprises a bed frame, a bed floor, and an end wall. The bed floor comprises first and second floor portions. The first floor portion is pivotable between an upright position and a cargo support position. The second floor portion is coupled with the frame. The end wall is movably coupled with the bed frame and is moveable between an erected position and a collapsed position. The seat back is coupled with first floor portion. The seat bottom is coupled with the end wall. When the first floor portion is in the upright position with the end wall in the collapsed position, the seat back and the seat bottom cooperate to provide a seat.
Claims16
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicular frame;
- a utility bed pivotally coupled with the vehicular frame and pivotable between a hauling position and a dumping position, the utility bed comprising:
- a bed frame;
- a front floor that is pivotable with respect to the bed frame between an upright position and a cargo support position;
- a front wall movably coupled with the bed frame and moveable between an erected position and a collapsed position;
- a left side wall comprising a left door that is pivotable between an opened position and a closed position;
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- a right side wall comprising a right door that is pivotable between an opened position and a closed position;
- a seat back coupled with the front floor;
- and
- a seat bottom coupled with the front wall;
- wherein the left door and the right door are each pivotally coupled with the front wall.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicular frame;
- a utility bed coupled with the vehicular frame and comprising:
- a bed frame;
- a bed floor comprising a first floor portion, the first floor portion being pivotable between an upright position and a cargo support position;
- an end wall movably coupled with the bed frame and moveable between an erected position and a collapsed position;
- a left side wall comprising a left door that is pivotable between an opened position and a closed position;
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- a right side wall comprising a right door that is pivotable between an opened position and a closed position;
- a seat back coupled with the first floor portion;
- and
- a seat bottom coupled with the end wall;
- wherein the left door and the right door are each pivotally coupled with the end wall and wherein, when the first floor portion is in the upright position with the end wall in the collapsed position, the seat back and seat bottom cooperate to provide a seat.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicular frame;
- a utility bed pivotally coupled with the vehicular frame and pivotable between a hauling position and a dumping position, the utility bed comprising:
- a bed frame;
- a bed floor comprising:
- a rear floor coupled with the bed frame;
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- a front floor pivotally coupled with the rear floor and being pivotable between an upright position and a cargo support position;
- a front wall pivotally coupled with the bed frame and pivotable between an erected position and a collapsed position;
- a left side wall comprising a left door that is pivotally coupled with the front wall and pivotable between an opened position and a closed position;
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- a right side wall comprising a right door that is pivotally coupled with the front wall and pivotable between an opened position and a closed position;
- a left seat back coupled with the front floor;
- a right seat back coupled with the front floor;
- a left seat bottom coupled with the front wall;
- and
- a right seat bottom coupled with the front wall;
- wherein the left door and the right door are each pivotally coupled with the front wall and wherein, when the front floor is in the upright position with the front wall in the collapsed position, the left seat back and the left seat bottom cooperate to provide a left seat, and the right seat back and the right seat bottom cooperate to provide a right seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.