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Folding platform and shelves for use in vehicles

  • US 4,443,034 A
  • Filed: 08/17/1981
  • Issued: 04/17/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A folding platform for a vehicle having a seat with a folding seat back supported for movement between an upright position and a forward position, the folding platform comprising:

  • a first series of panels, the edge of a first panel of said first series being affixed to a shaft rotatively fixed in a horizontal direction behind and in parallel proximity to the seat back, the opposite edge of said first panel being hinged to a second panel of said first series of panels, said series of panels being hinged to one another to unfold in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to rest on vertical support members and fold substantially congruently over said first panel to be rotated as a unit with said shaft;

    a second series of panels, a first panel of said second series of panels being horizontally hinged to the seat back and connected to a top vertical extreme of said seat back, said second series of panels being hinged to one another to fold substantially congruently with said first panel of said second series of panels against said seat back, and when said seat back is in the forward position, to unfold in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to rest on vertical support members whereby a substantially continuous platform with said first series of folding panels is formed, when said first series is unfolded; and

    means for horizontally levelling said panel to said seat back when said seat back is folded;

    whereinthe means for horizontally levelling said panel hinged to said seat back comprises a bar held horizontally and transversely in said vehicle by means of a pair of members attached to said bar, said members having ends pivotally attached to said seat back, and said bar moving from a position against said seat back to a substantially vertical position to engage brackets attached to said panel.

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