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Retractible instrument panel tray

Assignee: LUCILLE E STORMS
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Filing: 1965-06-23
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Granted: 1966-10-25
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Expires: 1985-06-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Frederick A Storms

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 15:07
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N3/00; B60N3/001; B60N3/002

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 274 words
IN COMBINATION, AN UPSTANDING VEHICLE PANEL INCLUDING A LATERALLY DIRECTED FLANGE PORTION ADJACENT ITS LOWER END, AND A RETRACTABLE TRAY ASSEMBLY, SAID TRAY ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TRAY MEMBER DEFINING PERIPHERAL EDGE PORTIONS AND A SUPPORT BRACKET FOR SAID TRAY MEMBER, SAID SUPPORT BRACKET INCLUDING A PAIR OF ELONGATED ARMS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER AT ONE PAIR OF END PORTIONS FOR RELATIVE SWINGING MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID ARMS AND INCLUDING MEANS RELEASABLY SECURING SAID ARMS IN ADJUSTED ROTATED POSITIONS, MEANS SECURING THE OTHER FREE END PORTION OF ONE OF SAID ARMS TO ONE MARGINAL EDGE PORTION OF SAID TRAY MEMBER, THE OTHER FREE END PORTION OF THE OTHER ARM INCLUDING A LATERALLY DIRECTED PORTION PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM IN A DIRECTION GENERERALLY NORMAL TO A PLANE CONTAINING SAID OTHER ARM AND SAID AXIS AND TERMINATING IN A REVERSELY BENT PORTION CURVING AWAY FROM THE PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED END OF SAID OTHER ARM AND BACK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID LATERALLY DIRECTED PORTION DEFINING, BETWEEN THE LATTER AND SAID REVERSELY BENT PORTION, A POCKET OPENING TOWARD AND IN WHICH SAID FLANGE PORTION IS REMOVABLY RECEIVED, AND A SETSCREW THREADEDLY PASSED THROUGH SAID LATERALLY DIRECTED PORTION AND COOPERATING WITH SAID REVERSELY BENT PORTION TO REMOVABLY CLAMPINGLY SECURE SAID OTHER ARM TO SAID FLANGE PORTION, SAID SETSCREW INCLUDING A FINGER ENGAGEABLE PORTION ON THE END THEREOF PROJECTING FROM THE SIDE OF SAID LATERALLY DIRECTED PORTION REMOTE FROM SAID REVERSELY BENT PORTION AND BEING SPACED SUFFICIENTLY FROM SAID OTHER ARM TO ENABLE SAID FINGER-ENGAGEABLE PORTION TO BE READILY GRASPED BY A PERSON DISPOSED ON THE SIDE OF SAID PANEL REMOTE FROM SAID FLANGE PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 274 words
IN COMBINATION, AN UPSTANDING VEHICLE PANEL INCLUDING A LATERALLY DIRECTED FLANGE PORTION ADJACENT ITS LOWER END, AND A RETRACTABLE TRAY ASSEMBLY, SAID TRAY ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TRAY MEMBER DEFINING PERIPHERAL EDGE PORTIONS AND A SUPPORT BRACKET FOR SAID TRAY MEMBER, SAID SUPPORT BRACKET INCLUDING A PAIR OF ELONGATED ARMS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER AT ONE PAIR OF END PORTIONS FOR RELATIVE SWINGING MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID ARMS AND INCLUDING MEANS RELEASABLY SECURING SAID ARMS IN ADJUSTED ROTATED POSITIONS, MEANS SECURING THE OTHER FREE END PORTION OF ONE OF SAID ARMS TO ONE MARGINAL EDGE PORTION OF SAID TRAY MEMBER, THE OTHER FREE END PORTION OF THE OTHER ARM INCLUDING A LATERALLY DIRECTED PORTION PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM IN A DIRECTION GENERERALLY NORMAL TO A PLANE CONTAINING SAID OTHER ARM AND SAID AXIS AND TERMINATING IN A REVERSELY BENT PORTION CURVING AWAY FROM THE PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED END OF SAID OTHER ARM AND BACK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID LATERALLY DIRECTED PORTION DEFINING, BETWEEN THE LATTER AND SAID REVERSELY BENT PORTION, A POCKET OPENING TOWARD AND IN WHICH SAID FLANGE PORTION IS REMOVABLY RECEIVED, AND A SETSCREW THREADEDLY PASSED THROUGH SAID LATERALLY DIRECTED PORTION AND COOPERATING WITH SAID REVERSELY BENT PORTION TO REMOVABLY CLAMPINGLY SECURE SAID OTHER ARM TO SAID FLANGE PORTION, SAID SETSCREW INCLUDING A FINGER ENGAGEABLE PORTION ON THE END THEREOF PROJECTING FROM THE SIDE OF SAID LATERALLY DIRECTED PORTION REMOTE FROM SAID REVERSELY BENT PORTION AND BEING SPACED SUFFICIENTLY FROM SAID OTHER ARM TO ENABLE SAID FINGER-ENGAGEABLE PORTION TO BE READILY GRASPED BY A PERSON DISPOSED ON THE SIDE OF SAID PANEL REMOTE FROM SAID FLANGE PORTION.

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