Enclosure extension for vehicle
US4139229A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 1977 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D33/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle whose interior is accessible from the outside through openable doors is provided with an enclosure extension formed with a support fixed on the vehicle in the vicinity of and generally above the aperture formed by the doors and generally within the vertical projection of the vehicle. A full-suspension frame is displaceable on the support between a retracted position generally within the support and an extended position extending from the support and from the vehicle above the aperture. A pair of side walls formed as hinged-together panels, a top wall, and a bottom wall are carried on the frame and displaceable therewith. The hinges between the panels allow the walls and the frame to move between a folded position corresponding to the retracted position of the frame with all the walls fitting compactly together and occupying a relatively small space and an unfolded position corresponding to the extended position of the frame and forming an empty compartment having a bottom constituted by the bottom wall, a pair of upright sides constituted by the top wall. Each of the walls has a frontal edge turned horizontally toward the vehicle and connectable tightly therewith by means…
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