Motor vehicle means for carrying passengers and cargo
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1. A motor vehicle comprising:
- running gear means for permitting said motor vehicle to move and maneuver upon a road surface;
a vehicle body with a substantially enclosed compartment surrounding the driver'"'"'s seat, said compartment having an extension extending rearwardly to a rear end of said body, said extension having a first side wall, a rear wall, and a second side wall, said second side wall spaced inwardly of an outer perimeter of the body;
a roof extending over said enclosed compartment above the driver'"'"'s seat and above the compartment extension to a rear end of the body; and
an open top cargo bed bounded at a forward edge by a rear wall of said enclosed compartment and at one side edge by said second side wall.
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Abstract
The invention provides a new class of motor vehicle means for carrying passengers and cargo. This new class of motor vehicle provides, in an inventive way, a combination of the passenger-carrying advantages offered by van or minivan type vehicles and the cargo-carrying advantages offered by pickup truck type vehicles.
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1. A motor vehicle comprising:
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running gear means for permitting said motor vehicle to move and maneuver upon a road surface; a vehicle body with a substantially enclosed compartment surrounding the driver'"'"'s seat, said compartment having an extension extending rearwardly to a rear end of said body, said extension having a first side wall, a rear wall, and a second side wall, said second side wall spaced inwardly of an outer perimeter of the body; a roof extending over said enclosed compartment above the driver'"'"'s seat and above the compartment extension to a rear end of the body; and an open top cargo bed bounded at a forward edge by a rear wall of said enclosed compartment and at one side edge by said second side wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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