Suspended storage system for a vehicle glove box
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorThomas Mally
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a storage structure for a passenger vehicle defining a passenger compartment. In one aspect, the storage structure comprises: a storage compartment configured for providing a storage space apart from the passenger compartment and defined at least in part by an overhead surface; a storage element positionable in the storage compartment; and a suspension assembly for suspending the storage element from the overhead surface, the assembly including a first portion on the overhead surface and a second portion connectable to the storage element and configured for selective mateable engagement with the first portion.
Claims18
A storage structure for a passenger vehicle defining a passenger compartment, comprising:
- a storage compartment configured for providing a storage space apart from the passenger compartment and defined at least in part by an overhead surface;
- a storage element positionable in the storage compartment;
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- a suspension assembly for suspending the storage element from the overhead surface, the assembly including a first portion on the overhead surface and a second portion connectable to the storage element and configured for selective mateable engagement with the first portion, wherein the engagement of the second portion with the first portion is permissive of rotation of the storage element with respect to the overhead surface about an upright axis.
A passenger vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle interior;
- a storage compartment accessible from the interior and defined at least in part by an overhead surface;
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- a suspension assembly for suspending a storage element positionable in the storage compartment from the overhead surface, the assembly including a track on the overhead surface, the track defining a channel extending along the overhead surface, and a projection connectable to the storage element and configured for selective mateable engagement with the track, the projection having a T-shaped cross section sized for receipt within the channel for slidable engagement with the track.
A storage structure for a passenger vehicle defining a passenger compartment, comprising:
- a storage compartment configured for providing a storage space apart from the passenger compartment and defined at least in part by an overhead surface;
- a storage element positionable in the storage compartment;
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- a suspension assembly for suspending the storage element from the overhead surface, the assembly including:
- a plurality of laterally spaced linear tracks extending along the overhead surface, and
- at least one projection connectable to the storage element and configured for selective mateable engagement with multiple of the plurality of tracks, wherein the projection is configured for selective engagement with at least a first of the plurality of tracks to suspend the storage element in a first position with respect to the overhead surface, and a second of the plurality of tracks to suspend the storage element in a second position with respect to the overhead surface, and wherein the projection is one of a linearly extending projection engageable with a respective track for translation along the track, and a head member engageable with a respective track for translation along the track and rotation within the track about an upright axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.