Back panel organizer for van-type motor vehicles
First Claim
1. A back panel organizer for a motor vehicle having a rear seat and a storage space that is located rearward of the rear seat and forward of a rear door of the vehicle that provides access to said storage space, said rear seat including a seat back portion having a rear surface facing said storage space, said back panel organizer comprising:
- a frame including a base portion and first and second parallel side arms extending from said base portion and terminating in ends;
mounting means for mounting said frame on said rear surface of said seat back for pivoting movement of said frame about the ends of its side arms relative to said seat back between a stored position in which said frame is oriented generally vertically and extends generally co-planar with said rear surface of said seat back and a use position in which said frame is oriented generally horizontally and cooperates with said mounting means to define a horizontally extending closed loop structure that extends in cantilever form into said storage space at a height above a support surface of said storage space and is adapted to receive and encircle at least one item, for supporting said one item in an upright position and limiting horizontal movement of said one item within said storage space while the vehicle is being driven;
and support means for supporting said frame near said base portion when said frame is in said use position.
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Abstract
A back panel organizer for van-type motor vehicles having a storage space rearward of the rearmost seat of the vehicle includes a panel adapted to be mounted on the back of the rear seat in place of the seat back panel, a tubular frame pivotally mounted on the back panel for movement between a stored position in which it is received in a recessed portion of the panel and a use position in which the frame extends horizontally into the storage space with the front end of the cantilever mounted frame being supported by a support structure, the frame and panel including handle hooks adapted to have the handles of a plastic shopping bag wrapped therearound, for supporting the shopping bag in an upright position and limiting horizontal movement of the shopping bag within the storage space as the vehicle is driven.
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20 Claims
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1. A back panel organizer for a motor vehicle having a rear seat and a storage space that is located rearward of the rear seat and forward of a rear door of the vehicle that provides access to said storage space, said rear seat including a seat back portion having a rear surface facing said storage space, said back panel organizer comprising:
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a frame including a base portion and first and second parallel side arms extending from said base portion and terminating in ends; mounting means for mounting said frame on said rear surface of said seat back for pivoting movement of said frame about the ends of its side arms relative to said seat back between a stored position in which said frame is oriented generally vertically and extends generally co-planar with said rear surface of said seat back and a use position in which said frame is oriented generally horizontally and cooperates with said mounting means to define a horizontally extending closed loop structure that extends in cantilever form into said storage space at a height above a support surface of said storage space and is adapted to receive and encircle at least one item, for supporting said one item in an upright position and limiting horizontal movement of said one item within said storage space while the vehicle is being driven; and support means for supporting said frame near said base portion when said frame is in said use position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A back panel organizer for a van-type motor vehicle having a rear seat and storage space that is located rearward of the rear seat and forward of a rear door of the vehicle that provides access to said storage space, said rear seat including a seat back portion having a rear surface facing said storage space, said back panel organizer comprising:
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a panel adapted to be mounted on said rear surface of said seat back portion facing said storage space, said panel having a recessed portion facing said storage space; a U-shaped frame including a base portion and first and second parallel side arms extending from said base portion and terminating in ends; mounting means for mounting the side arms of said frame to said panel for pivoting movement of said frame about the ends of said side arms between a stored position in which said frame is oriented generally vertically and located in said recessed portion of said panel and a use position in which said frame is oriented generally horizontally and cooperates with said panel to define a horizontally extending closed loop structure that extends in cantilever form into said storage space at a height above a support surface of said storage space and is adapted to receive and encircle at least one item, for supporting said one item in an upright position and limiting horizontal movement of said one item within said storage space while the vehicle is being driven; and a support structure articulated to said frame at said base portion, said support structure being adapted to be pivoted between a stored position in which said support structure extends generally parallel to said frame and a use position in which said support structure is oriented generally perpendicular to said frame for supporting said base portion of said frame when said frame is in said use position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A back panel organizer for a van-type motor vehicle having a rear seat and storage space which is located rearward of the rear seat and forward of a rear door of the vehicle that provides access to said storage space, said rear seat including a seat back having a rear surface facing said storage space, said back panel organizer comprising:
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a panel adapted to be mounted on said rear surface of said seat back, and said panel having a recessed portion facing said storage space; a U-shaped frame including a base portion and first and second parallel side arms extending from said base portion and terminating in ends; mounting means for mounting said side arms of said frame to said panel for pivoting movement of said frame about said ends of said side arms between a stored position in which said frame is oriented generally vertically and located in said recessed portion of said panel and a use position in which said frame is oriented generally horizontally in cantilever form and extends into said storage space; and a support structure articulated to said frame at said base portion, said support structure being adapted to be pivoted between a stored position in which said support structure extends generally parallel to said frame and a use position in which said support structure is oriented generally perpendicular to said frame for supporting said base portion of said frame when said frame is in said use position; said panel including at least a first handle holder and said base portion of said frame including at least a second handle holder, said first handle holder being adapted to have a first handle of a shopping bag wrapped therearound and said second handle holder being adapted to have a second handle of the shopping bag wrapped therearound when said frame is in said use position, whereby said frame supports the shopping bag in an upright position within said frame between said panel and said base portion of said frame.
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Specification