US4093301A
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Movable door for a vehicle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-09-27
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Granted: 1978-06-06
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Expires: 1996-09-27
Abstract
Abstract A truck having a cab and a camper body installed on its horizontal bed includes aligned openings in the rear wall of the truck cab and the forward wall of the camper body in order to permit passengers to pass freely therebetween. The openings are closable by slidable doors which are laterally movable in opposite directions by roller and track support members. A removable top panel on the truck cab roof and overhang floor of the camper body facilitates vertical clearance for passengers going through the openings. Also facilitating movement through the opening is a pivot arrangement whereby the center portion of the truck seat may be tilted forward into the cab and out of the opening. A flexible quilted boot filled with insulative material and having fasteners thereon is moldable over the perimeter of the openings and securable to fasteners on the forward and rear walls so as to seal against the entry of air, dirt, and other contaminants.
Inventors
- 👤 Samuel W. T. Kwok
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:41
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S52/00; Y10S52/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
In combination, a truck including a cab defining a laterally directed rear wall and a longitudinally directed, generally horizontal bed for supporting a load extending rearwardly from said cab, an enclosed camper body defining a laterally directed forward wall facing said rear wall of said truck cab, a first opening in said rear wall of said truck cab, a corresponding second opening in said forward wall of said camper body, said cab and camper body openings being aligned, one with the other, said camper body being positioned rearwardly of said truck cab so as to define a space between said truck cab rear wall and said camper body forward wall, a first slidable door and means on said truck cab rear wall for sliding said first door laterally between a first position obturating said first opening in said rear wall of said truck cab to a second position uncovering said first opening and within said space, and, a second slidable door and means on said forward wall of said camper body for sliding said second door laterally in a direction opposite to the direction of sliding of said first door, between a first position obturating said second opening to a second position uncovering said second opening so that passengers may move to and from said cab and said camper.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
219 words
In combination, a truck including a cab defining a laterally directed rear wall and a longitudinally directed, generally horizontal bed for supporting a load extending rearwardly from said cab, an enclosed camper body defining a laterally directed forward wall facing said rear wall of said truck cab, a first opening in said rear wall of said truck cab, a corresponding second opening in said forward wall of said camper body, said cab and camper body openings being aligned, one with the other, said camper body being positioned rearwardly of said truck cab so as to define a space between said truck cab rear wall and said camper body forward wall, a first slidable door and means on said truck cab rear wall for sliding said first door laterally between a first position obturating said first opening in said rear wall of said truck cab to a second position uncovering said first opening and within said space, and, a second slidable door and means on said forward wall of said camper body for sliding said second door laterally in a direction opposite to the direction of sliding of said first door, between a first position obturating said second opening to a second position uncovering said second opening so that passengers may move to and from said cab and said camper.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second slidable door means comprise generally planar doors and wherein said means for sliding said first and second doors comprise track means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The combination of claim 2 wherein said means for sliding said first and second doors further comprise articulated arm means on said doors so that they are first longitudinally movable into and out of their associated openings and thence in opposite lateral directions in said space.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
79 words
The combination of claim 1 further including a seat in said truck cab extending across said first opening so that the center portion thereof obturates the lower portion of said first opening, said center portion of said seat being separable from the remainder of said seat and further including pivot means whereby said seat center portion may be pivoted forwardly into said cab out of obturating relationship with said first opening thereby facilitating movement between said cab and camper.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
66 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said truck cab defines a generally horizontal top wall, said camper body including a front overhang extending over said top wall and defining a generally horizontal bottom wall, said top wall including a third opening connecting with said first opening to form an extension thereof, and said bottom wall including a fourth opening so as to form an extension thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The combination of claim 5 further including removable door means fitted within said third opening serving to close off said cab roof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said door means are in their second position uncovering their associated openings, and further including boot means around the perimeter defined by said openings.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
The combination of claim 7 wherein said boot means comprise an elongated flexible planar member defining opposite longitudinal edges, and further including first fastener means on said flexible member along said edges releasably engageable with second fastener means on said forward wall and said rear wall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The combination of claim 8 wherein said flexible member is quilted and defines a plurality of interior spaces including insulative material therein.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second openings are located on the longitudinal central axis defined by said truck cab and camper body so as to be centered with respect to said cab rear wall and said camper body forward wall.
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