Vehicle having a cargo bed with a pass-through opening
US12312019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2002/363
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes: a driver seat connected to a frame of the vehicle and disposed in a cockpit area; a dashboard disposed in front of the driver seat; a cargo bed supported by the frame and having a front wall, left and right walls and a cargo bed supporting surface surrounded in part by the front, left and right walls, the front wall having a movable portion that is movable to selectively cover a pass-through opening that communicates an internal space of the cargo bed to the cockpit area; and an extension receptacle disposed in the cockpit area, the extension receptacle being aligned with (i) the dashboard in a longitudinal direction and (ii) the pass-through opening in a lateral direction, the extension receptacle being configured to receive items therein that are inserted from the cargo bed through the pass-through opening and into the cockpit area of the vehicle.
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