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Vehicle cargo enclosure side pocket

US7229115B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 2005
Grant dateJun 12, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R13/01
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cargo enclosure for a vehicle includes a side panel having at least one pocket is formed therein. The pocket has a back wall, a pair of opposing side walls and a front wall having an aperture therein. A bottom surface of the pocket is canted downwardly from the back wall toward the aperture in the front wall such that any debris or other material that may infiltrate the pocket will readily slide down the canted bottom surface, through the aperture and onto a bottom surface of the cargo enclosure.

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