Seat mounted storage unit for a motor vehicle

• US 20050161480A1
• Filed: 01/23/2004
• Published: 07/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Co. LLC (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Co. LLC (Volkswagen AG)
• Inventors: Tirey, Robert S.
• Application Number:
  US10/763,891
• Publication Number:
  US 20050161480A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 224/275
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/043 mounted on or under a seat

Abstract

The invention relates to a storage unit for a motor vehicle, such as a truck cab. The storage unit has a seat back and a cabinet attached to the rear of the seat back at a forward mounting section of the seat back.

Claims

1. A storage unit for a motor vehicle comprising:

a seat back comprising a forward slanting section, an upper section, and a rear;

a cabinet comprising a cabinet top, an opposite cabinet base, cabinet sidewalls between the cabinet top and the cabinet base, and an outer wall located between the cabinet sidewalls; and

a cabinet mounting mechanism attaching the cabinet to the rear of the seat back at the forward slanting section.

2. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 1, further comprising:

an inner wall opposite the outer wall and between the cabinet sidewalls and located adjacent the rear of the seat back at the forward slanting section.

3. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 2, further comprising:

a cabinet interior defined by the cabinet top, the cabinet base, the cabinet sidewalls, the outer wall and the inner wall.

4. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 3, further comprising:

a seat frame in the seat back; and

wherein the cabinet mounting mechanism attaches the cabinet to the seat frame.

5. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 4, further comprising:

partitions within the cabinet interior.

6. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 5, wherein the mounting mechanism further comprises:

a tab extending outwardly from the cabinet and engaging the seat frame.

7. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 6, further comprising:

exterior compartments attaching to the outer wall.

8. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 6, further comprising:

a seat bottom attached to the seat back.

9. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 4, wherein the cabinet mounting mechanism releasably attaches the cabinet to the seat frame.

10. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 9, wherein the cabinet mounting mechanism further comprises:

a receiver; and

a tongue extending outwardly to matingly engaging the receiver.

11. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 10, further comprising:

partitions within the cabinet interior.

12. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 11, wherein the receiver attaches to the seat frame and the tongue extends outwardly from the cabinet.

13. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 11, further comprising:

exterior compartments attaching to the outer wall.

14. A storage unit for a motor vehicle of claim 12, further comprising:

a seat bottom attached to the seat back.