Vehicle having utility bed and retractable seat
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a utility bed including a bed floor comprised of a cover panel, a seat back panel and a seat bottom panel, said cover panel and said seat back panel each including a cam element;
a slidable lever rail including at least two cam engaging members;
wherein sliding of said lever rail raises an edge of said cover panel adjacent said seat back panel and raises an edge of said seat back panel adjacent said seat bottom panel, said raised edge of said seat back panel being rotatable to position said seat back panel in an at least generally vertical orientation; and
said seat bottom panel being movable into a seat forming relationship with said vertically oriented seat back panel.
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Abstract
An MUV having a utility bed including a bed floor having at least one panel. The bed floor panel is convertible between a planar storage surface and at least one passenger seat back by displacement of a lever. The bed floor being devoid of a latch handle.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a utility bed including a bed floor comprised of a cover panel, a seat back panel and a seat bottom panel, said cover panel and said seat back panel each including a cam element; a slidable lever rail including at least two cam engaging members; wherein sliding of said lever rail raises an edge of said cover panel adjacent said seat back panel and raises an edge of said seat back panel adjacent said seat bottom panel, said raised edge of said seat back panel being rotatable to position said seat back panel in an at least generally vertical orientation; and said seat bottom panel being movable into a seat forming relationship with said vertically oriented seat back panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. An MUV including a utility bed comprising a bed floor having at least one panel, said panel being convertible between a planar storage surface and at least one passenger seat back by displacement of a lever, the lever further comprising a handle configured to initiate displacement of said lever and release of said at least one passenger seat, said lever handle being located on an exterior surface of the MUV, said lever including a first cam member cooperative with a second cam member disposed on the panel, said first and second cam members interacting to cause dislocation of the planar storage surface, and said bed floor being devoid of a latch handle.
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18. An MUV comprising:
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a utility bed comprised of a bed floor including at least one panel, said panel having an at least substantially planar side and an opposed first cam element inclusive side; a slidable lever disposed externally to said utility bed and adjacent said at least one panel, said lever including a second cam element cooperative with said first cam element to displace an edge of said panel from alignment with said bed floor; said edge of said panel being rotatable to position said panel in an at least substantially vertical orientation. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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