Storage arrangement for vehicles

Claim 1

In a bus-type motor vehicle of the kind having storage space which is accessible from outside the vehicle through at least one pivotal openable flap, an improved storage compartment which comprises: a. at least one insert unit, said unit (i) being generally box shaped and (ii) having at least one open side, b. attachment means associated with each said unit for removably supporting each unit in said storage space, said attachment means (i) being detachable, from said vehicle, and (ii) being arranged so as to locate and readily removably support each unit beneath the floor of said vehicle with said open side thereof lying in a place coinciding with one of the side walls of the vehicle body so that its open side will be closed by a pivotal openable flap, when the latter is in a closed position, c. the number of insert units provided determining the usable storage space of the compartment and having dimensions chosen to conform to a modular system, d. said at least one openable flap being arranged so as to conform to the external shape of said vehicle body when said flap is in its closed position, e. said openable flap being arranged in said modular system, f. any portion of said space designated for said insert units but not occupied by said units being covered by at least one cover plate which is (i) fixedly located and (ii) covering said portion, said cover plate being arranged in said modular system so as to conform to the external shape of said vehicle body.