Van overhead console

• US 4,101,159 A
• Filed: 07/12/1977
• Issued: 07/18/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Buster D. Stewart
• Original Assignee: Buster D. Stewart
• Inventors: Stewart, Buster D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Song, Robert R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Church, Gene A.
• Application Number:
  US05/814,863
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
• Field of Search: 296/1 R, 296/37.7, 296/24 R, 224/42.1 R, 224/42.1 C, 224/42.1 D, 224/42.1 E, 206/19.5 R, 312/245, 312/246
• US Class Current: 296/37.7
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 7/1642 Roof panels, e.g. sunroofs or hatches, movable relative to the main roof structure, e.g. by lifting or pivoting
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/00 Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A four-piece molded console to be mounted on the interior roof and rear corners of a van. The overhead portion is a two-piece rectangular shape with a matching piece at each side of the rear to fit the rear corners of the van. The console contains numerous compartments and cutouts in which are installation speakers, mirrors, electronic equipment and controls, a clock, vents, lights and at least one openable window.

Claims

1. For installation in the interior of a standard American manufactured van,

an elongate molded overhead and rear corners console assembly selectively moldable in three different lengths to fit the three standard lengths of said American manufactured van;

said console assembly having front and rear raised overhead portions thereon to receive electronic accessory means;

a recessed cutout area in said front overhead portion to cooperate with and in which is mounted at least one sun roof assembly means;

a recessed cutout area in said rear overhead portion to contain and cooperate with and in which is mounted at least one rear roof vent means;

variable length recessed areas to contain mirror means in said rear overhead portion thereof;

spaced cutout means in said overhead console assembly in which are mounted light means and alarm means;

symmetrical raised means on each side of said front overhead portion of said console assembly for mounting speaker means;

raised portions in the upper portion of each of said rear corners assembly into which are mounted speaker means;

the edges of said recessed cutout areas of said overhead molded console assembly overlap and interact with said sun roof assembly means to rigidly attach said front overhead portion to the roof of said standard American manufactured van;

a curtain track on which a curtain is hung separating the cab portion of said van from the rear portion of said van said track being mounted transversely across the width of said overhead console assembly;

attachment and spacer means to which said console assembly is secured at a distance from the roof of said van;

fastener means for engaging said console assembly with said attachment and spacer means;

insulation means between said console assembly and said roof of said van;

fastener means for attaching said rear corners assembly portions to the rear corners of said van. of said van.

2. The overhead console of claim 1 in which the console assembly is integrally molded in a plurality of parts.

3. The overhead console assembly of claim 1 in which the console assembly is molded in four parts;

a front portion, a variable length rear portion and two rear corner portions.

4. The overhead console assembly of claim 1 wherein in each of the three different lengths of said assembly, the recessed area for the mirror means is the only recessed area which varies in length for each of said three different console lengths.

5. The overhead console assembly of claim 1 which is the proper length to fit the entire interior of the roof of said standard American manufactured van with a wheelbase of 9 feet in length.

6. The overhead console assembly of claim 1 which is the proper length to fit the entire interior of the roof of said standard American manufactured van with a wheelbase 10 feet in length.

7. The overhead console assembly of claim 1 which is the proper length to fit the entire interior roof of said standard American manufactured van with a wheelbase 11 feet in length.