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US3879081A
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Motor truck cab conversion to a sleeper
Assignee: Navistar International Corp
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Filing: 1973-09-17
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Granted: 1975-04-22
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Expires: 1993-09-17
Abstract
Abstract A motor truck cab incorporating a support upon which the driver or another person may recline and formed by a fixed shelf and an extended panel located behind the seats in the cab, and movable between the position co-extending with the fixed panel when in use and a non-operating position extending substantially vertically downwardly behind the seats.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack E Hockley
- 👤 Ciro M F Rizzi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 07:24
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D33/00; B62D33/06; B62D33/0612
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
303 words
In a cab for a motor truck, the combination comprising, a generally horizontally disposed seat support panel means; a generally vertically extending riser panel extending upwardly from said seat support panel means and transversely across the full width of the cab; a shelf panel extending rearwardly and substantially horizontally from the uppermost transverse edge of said riser panel; a generally rectangularly shaped extension panel having a transverse length substantially coextensive with said shelf panel and having a transversely extending edge pivotally connected to said riser panel adjacent the uppermost transverse edge thereof, said extension panel being swingable between a lowered, stored position wherein it lies substantially parallel to said riser panel and a raised, extended position wherein it lies substantially in the plane containing said shelf panel; manually operable means for supporting said extension panel in its raised, extended position; and seat assembly means mounted on said seat support panel means forwardly of said riser panel, said seat assembly means having a section thereof normally positioned so as to be horizontally spaced a distance less than the length of said extension panel measured perpendicular to the pivotal axis thereof during normal operation of the motor truck and in the path of movement of said extension panel as it is swung between its lowered, stored and raised, extended positions whereby said section of said seat assembly means precludes swinging of said extension panel from its lowered, stored position to its raised, extended position, said section of said seat assembly means being movable forwardly with respect to said riser panel to an inoperative position and out of the path of movement of said extension panel as it is swung between its lowered, stored and raised, extended positions wherein said extension panel may be freely swung to its raised, extended position from its lowered, stored position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
303 words
In a cab for a motor truck, the combination comprising, a generally horizontally disposed seat support panel means; a generally vertically extending riser panel extending upwardly from said seat support panel means and transversely across the full width of the cab; a shelf panel extending rearwardly and substantially horizontally from the uppermost transverse edge of said riser panel; a generally rectangularly shaped extension panel having a transverse length substantially coextensive with said shelf panel and having a transversely extending edge pivotally connected to said riser panel adjacent the uppermost transverse edge thereof, said extension panel being swingable between a lowered, stored position wherein it lies substantially parallel to said riser panel and a raised, extended position wherein it lies substantially in the plane containing said shelf panel; manually operable means for supporting said extension panel in its raised, extended position; and seat assembly means mounted on said seat support panel means forwardly of said riser panel, said seat assembly means having a section thereof normally positioned so as to be horizontally spaced a distance less than the length of said extension panel measured perpendicular to the pivotal axis thereof during normal operation of the motor truck and in the path of movement of said extension panel as it is swung between its lowered, stored and raised, extended positions whereby said section of said seat assembly means precludes swinging of said extension panel from its lowered, stored position to its raised, extended position, said section of said seat assembly means being movable forwardly with respect to said riser panel to an inoperative position and out of the path of movement of said extension panel as it is swung between its lowered, stored and raised, extended positions wherein said extension panel may be freely swung to its raised, extended position from its lowered, stored position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
303 words
In a cab for a motor truck, the combination comprising, a generally horizontally disposed seat support panel means; a generally vertically extending riser panel extending upwardly from said seat support panel means and transversely across the full width of the cab; a shelf panel extending rearwardly and substantially horizontally from the uppermost transverse edge of said riser panel; a generally rectangularly shaped extension panel having a transverse length substantially coextensive with said shelf panel and having a transversely extending edge pivotally connected to said riser panel adjacent the uppermost transverse edge thereof, said extension panel being swingable between a lowered, stored position wherein it lies substantially parallel to said riser panel and a raised, extended position wherein it lies substantially in the plane containing said shelf panel; manually operable means for supporting said extension panel in its raised, extended position; and seat assembly means mounted on said seat support panel means forwardly of said riser panel, said seat assembly means having a section thereof normally positioned so as to be horizontally spaced a distance less than the length of said extension panel measured perpendicular to the pivotal axis thereof during normal operation of the motor truck and in the path of movement of said extension panel as it is swung between its lowered, stored and raised, extended positions whereby said section of said seat assembly means precludes swinging of said extension panel from its lowered, stored position to its raised, extended position, said section of said seat assembly means being movable forwardly with respect to said riser panel to an inoperative position and out of the path of movement of said extension panel as it is swung between its lowered, stored and raised, extended positions wherein said extension panel may be freely swung to its raised, extended position from its lowered, stored position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
303 words
In a cab for a motor truck, the combination comprising, a generally horizontally disposed seat support panel means; a generally vertically extending riser panel extending upwardly from said seat support panel means and transversely across the full width of the cab; a shelf panel extending rearwardly and substantially horizontally from the uppermost transverse edge of said riser panel; a generally rectangularly shaped extension panel having a transverse length substantially coextensive with said shelf panel and having a transversely extending edge pivotally connected to said riser panel adjacent the uppermost transverse edge thereof, said extension panel being swingable between a lowered, stored position wherein it lies substantially parallel to said riser panel and a raised, extended position wherein it lies substantially in the plane containing said shelf panel; manually operable means for supporting said extension panel in its raised, extended position; and seat assembly means mounted on said seat support panel means forwardly of said riser panel, said seat assembly means having a section thereof normally positioned so as to be horizontally spaced a distance less than the length of said extension panel measured perpendicular to the pivotal axis thereof during normal operation of the motor truck and in the path of movement of said extension panel as it is swung between its lowered, stored and raised, extended positions whereby said section of said seat assembly means precludes swinging of said extension panel from its lowered, stored position to its raised, extended position, said section of said seat assembly means being movable forwardly with respect to said riser panel to an inoperative position and out of the path of movement of said extension panel as it is swung between its lowered, stored and raised, extended positions wherein said extension panel may be freely swung to its raised, extended position from its lowered, stored position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
120 words
In a cab for a motor truck as set forth in claim 1, wherein said manually operable means for supporting said extension panel in its raised, extended position includes elongated stay member means having one of its longitudinal ends operatively connected to a respective one of said extension and riser panels, and means for selectively operatively connecting the opposite longitudinal end of stay member means to the respective other one of said extension and riser panels, said means when operatively connecting said opposite longitudinal end of said stay means to the respective other one of said extension and riser panels providing a rigid support between said extension and riser panels to maintain said extension panel in its raised, extended position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
157 words
In a cab for a motor truck as set forth in claim 2 wherein said elongated stay member means comprises a pair of transversely spaced, elongated stay members, each of said stay members having a respective longitudinal end pivotally connected to the extension panel for relative pivotal movement with respect thereto, and said means for selectively operatively connecting the opposite longitudinal end of said stay member means to the respective other one of said extension and riser panels includes a pair of transversely spaced anchor members carried by said riser panel, the free longitudinal end of each of said stay members being operatively engageable with a respective one of said anchor members when said extension panel is in its raised, extended position to support the same in the plane containing said shelf panel, said stay members being releasable from operative connection with said anchor members to permit swinging of said extension panel to its lowered, stored position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
In a cab for a motor truck as set forth in claim 1, wherein said seat assembly means is supported on said seat support panel means for horizontal sliding movement in a fore and aft direction with respect to the cab.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
76 words
In a cab for a motor truck as set forth in claim 1, wherein said seat assembly means includes a generally horizontally disposed bottom seat portion means, and a generally vertically extending back rest portion means, said section of said seat assembly means precluding swinging of said extension panel from its lowered, stored position to its raised, extended position during normal operation of the motor truck comprising uppermost section means of said back rest portion means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
207 words
In a cab for a motor truck as set forth in claim 1, wherein said seat assembly Means includes bottom seat portion means and back rest portion means, said back rest portion means being pivotal about a horizontally, transversely extending axis with respect to said seat bottom portion means, and uppermost section means of said back rest portion means being horizontally spaced a distance less than the length of said extension panel measured perpendicular to the pivotal axis of the extension panel during normal operation of the motor truck whereby said uppermost section means of said back rest portion means precludes swinging of said extension panel from its lowered, stored position to its raised, extended position, said uppermost section means of said back rest portion means being capable of moving forwardly with respect to said riser panel to said inoperative position upon pivoting of said back rest portion means with respect to said seat bottom portion means, said uppermost section means being horizontally spaced a distance greater than the length of said extension panel measured perpendicular to the pivotal axis of the extension panel when in its inoperative position whereby said extension panel may be freely swung to its raised, extended position from its lowered, stored position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a cab for a motor truck as set forth in claim 4, wherein said manually operable means for supporting said extension panel in its raised extended position includes elongated stay member means having one of its longitudinal ends operatively connected to a respective one of said extension and riser panels, and means for selectively operatively connecting the opposite longitudinal end of said stay member means to the respective other one of said extension and riser panels, said means when operatively connecting said opposite longitudinal end of said stay member means to the respective other one of said extension and riser panels providing a rigid support between said extension and riser panels to maintain said extension panel in its raised, extended position.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a cab for a motor truck as set forth in claim 5, wherein said manually operable means for supporting said extension panel in its raised, extended position includes elongated stay member means having one of its longitudinal ends operatively connected to a respective one of said extension and riser panels, and means for selectively operatively connecting the opposite longitudinal end of said stay member means to the respective other one of said extension and riser panels, said means when operatively connecting said opposite longitudinal end of said stay member means to the respective other one of said extension and riser panels providing a rigid support between said extension and riser panels to maintain said extension panel in its raised, extended position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
96 words
In a cab for a motor truck as set forth in claim 1, wherein said manually operable means for supporting said extension panel in its raised, extended position includes cooperating components mounted respectively on said extension panel and said seat assembly means said cooperating components being operatively interengageable to support said extension panel in its raised, extended position when said seat assembly means section is in a predetermined fore and aft position intermediate its normal and inoperative positions, said cooperating components being operatively disconnectable to permit swinging of said extension panel to its lowered, stored position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
84 words
In a cab for a motor truck as set forth in claim 9, wherein said cooperating components mounted respectively on said extension panel and seat assembly means includes a pair of transversely spaced feet carried by said extension panel, and a pair of transversely spaced generally upwardly opening sockets carried by said uppermost section means of said back rest portion means, each of said feet being insertable in a respective one of said sockets to support said extension panel in its raised extended position.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-04-21 | 1978-10-21 | 1979-04-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-04-21 | 1982-10-21 | 1983-04-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-04-21 | 1986-10-21 | 1987-04-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |