Collapsible storage apparatus for vehicle cargo compartments
First Claim
1. An apparatus for storing items within a vehicle compartment, wherein the vehicle compartment includes a floor, the apparatus comprising:
- a base disposed on the floor and having a surface exposed to the vehicle compartment, wherein the base surface comprises a portion having a sloped orientation relative to horizontal; and
a rear panel pivotally attached to the base and comprising opposite front and rear sides and opposite first and second end portions, wherein the rear panel is movable between a closed position wherein the front side is in overlying, face-to-face relation with the base surface and an open position wherein the rear panel is disposed substantially normal to the base surface and defines a storage compartment for receiving items therein that is partially enclosed by the base and the rear panel.
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Abstract
Apparatus for storing items within vehicle compartments that can be manipulated into an operative position and a closed position with a single hand are provided. Apparatus includes a base disposed on or within a vehicle compartment floor and having a surface that is exposed to the vehicle compartment when the apparatus is in an operative (i.e., open) position. A rear panel is pivotally attached to the base and is movable between a closed position overlying the base surface and an open position substantially normal to the base surface. End panels are movably attached to respective end portions of the rear panel. The end panels move from their respective stored positions to operative positions in response to movement of the rear panel. One or more partition panels that are movably attached to either the rear panel or to the base surface, may be provided.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for storing items within a vehicle compartment, wherein the vehicle compartment includes a floor, the apparatus comprising:
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a base disposed on the floor and having a surface exposed to the vehicle compartment, wherein the base surface comprises a portion having a sloped orientation relative to horizontal; and
a rear panel pivotally attached to the base and comprising opposite front and rear sides and opposite first and second end portions, wherein the rear panel is movable between a closed position wherein the front side is in overlying, face-to-face relation with the base surface and an open position wherein the rear panel is disposed substantially normal to the base surface and defines a storage compartment for receiving items therein that is partially enclosed by the base and the rear panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
a pair of partition panels movably attached to the base surface in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship, wherein each partition panel is movable between a stored position in face-to-face relation with the base surface and an operative position disposed substantially normal to the base surface and to the rear panel so as to divide the storage compartment into multiple sections; and
a handle connected to the pair of partition panels that is configured to be grasped by a user and to move the partition panels from the stored positions to the operative positions.
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14. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising one or more projections extending from the rear panel front side, wherein each projection is configured to support articles suspended therefrom.
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15. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising cargo netting attached to the rear panel and configured to enclose the storage compartment and items stored within the storage compartment.
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16. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a locking member configured to releasably secure the rear panel in the open position.
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