Storage apparatus that attaches to a vehicle seat
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1. A storage apparatus that attaches to a vehicle seat, wherein the vehicle seat includes a seat portion and a backrest, the storage apparatus comprising:
- a frame configured to be removably secured to a rear portion of the backrest, comprising;
a generally horizontal upper cross member comprising a U-shaped intermediate portion;
a generally horizontal lower cross member spaced apart from the upper cross member;
a pair of spaced-apart side members pivotally secured to the upper and lower cross members; and
first, second and third elongated panels pivotally secured to the frame in adjacent, vertically spaced-apart relationship, wherein each elongated panel is movable between a generally horizontal operative position and a generally vertical stored position, wherein the first panel is pivotally secured to the upper cross member, wherein the second panel is pivotally secured to the lower cross member, wherein the third panel is pivotally secured to the upper cross member at the U-shaped intermediate portion, and wherein the panels are maintained in respective operative positions by the side members.
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A storage apparatus is provided that attaches to a vehicle seat backrest and that includes a frame and a pair of elongated panels pivotally secured to the frame in adjacent, vertically spaced-apart relationship, wherein each elongated panel is movable between an operative, generally horizontal, position and a stored, generally vertical position. The elongated panels may be in adjacent, face-to-face relationship when in respective stored positions. The elongated panels may be in adjacent, generally coplanar relationship when in respective stored positions.
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1. A storage apparatus that attaches to a vehicle seat, wherein the vehicle seat includes a seat portion and a backrest, the storage apparatus comprising:
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a frame configured to be removably secured to a rear portion of the backrest, comprising;
a generally horizontal upper cross member comprising a U-shaped intermediate portion;
a generally horizontal lower cross member spaced apart from the upper cross member;
a pair of spaced-apart side members pivotally secured to the upper and lower cross members; and
first, second and third elongated panels pivotally secured to the frame in adjacent, vertically spaced-apart relationship, wherein each elongated panel is movable between a generally horizontal operative position and a generally vertical stored position, wherein the first panel is pivotally secured to the upper cross member, wherein the second panel is pivotally secured to the lower cross member, wherein the third panel is pivotally secured to the upper cross member at the U-shaped intermediate portion, and wherein the panels are maintained in respective operative positions by the side members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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