UTILITY VEHICLE TRANSFORMABLE CARGO BOX
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1. A utility vehicle transformable cargo box, comprising:
- a load guard on a front of a cargo box;
the load guard positionable at a first non-extended position behind a seating area and a second extended position at least partially over the seating area and;
a pair of side extension panels;
each side extension panel hinged to the load guard and positioned up against the load guard in the first non-extended position, and each side extension panel extending rearwardly from the load guard to a sidewall of the cargo box in the second extended position; and
a first base panel hinged to the load guard;
a second base panel hinged between the first base panel and a floor of the cargo box;
the first and second base panels folded against the pair of side extension panels in the first non-extended position; and
the first and second base panels positioned horizontally in front of the cargo box floor in the second extended position.
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Abstract
A utility vehicle transformable cargo box includes a cargo box floor, a first base panel hinged to the front of the cargo box floor, and a second base panel hinged to a front of the first base panel and to a load guard that can slide between a first non-extended position and a second extended position. A pair of side extension panels are pivotably attached to the ends of the load guard, are positioned up against the load guard in the first non-extended position, and extend forward from the cargo box walls in the second extended position
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1. A utility vehicle transformable cargo box, comprising:
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a load guard on a front of a cargo box;
the load guard positionable at a first non-extended position behind a seating area and a second extended position at least partially over the seating area and;a pair of side extension panels;
each side extension panel hinged to the load guard and positioned up against the load guard in the first non-extended position, and each side extension panel extending rearwardly from the load guard to a sidewall of the cargo box in the second extended position; anda first base panel hinged to the load guard;
a second base panel hinged between the first base panel and a floor of the cargo box;
the first and second base panels folded against the pair of side extension panels in the first non-extended position; and
the first and second base panels positioned horizontally in front of the cargo box floor in the second extended position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A utility vehicle transformable cargo box, comprising:
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a load guard enclosing a front of the cargo box; a pair of side extension panels positioned up against the load guard in a first non-extended position, and aligned with a pair of cargo box walls in a second extended position; and a pair of base panels folded up against the side extension panels in the first non-extended position, and unfolded and positioned horizontally in the second extended position. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A utility vehicle transformable cargo box, comprising:
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a cargo box floor with a pair of cargo box walls; a first base panel hinged to the front of the cargo box floor; a second base panel hinged to a front of the first base panel and to a load guard that is slideable between a first non-extended position and a second extended position; a pair of side extension panels;
each side extension panel hinged to an end of the load guard;
each side extension panel is positioned up against the load guard in the first non-extended position and extends between the load guard and one of the cargo box walls in the second extended position;a pair of latches;
each latch engaging one of the ends of the load guard in the first non-extended position, and engaging one of the side extension panels in the second extended position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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