IP Library Granted Patent US 11,345,285
Granted Patent B2
US 11,345,285 · App. 16/660,092 · Granted May 31, 2022

Side storage access for truck from vehicle exterior

Inventor: Chetan Joshi (Ypsilanti, MI)
Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
B60R9/065
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Patent No.
US 11,345,285
App. No.
16/660,092
Granted
May 31, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pickup truck includes a cab having a front row of seating, and a rear row of seating, and a cargo bed residing behind the cab. A storage compartment is positioned behind the cab. At least a portion of the storage compartment is positioned directly underneath the cargo bed.

Claims (8)

1. A pickup truck comprising:

a cab having a front row of seating and a rear row of seating;

a cargo bed residing behind the cab; and

a storage compartment positioned behind the cab, wherein at least a portion of the storage compartment is positioned directly underneath the cargo bed, wherein a first portion of a cargo bed floor resides over the storage compartment, and wherein the storage compartment is structured such that the first portion of the cargo bed floor is raised to a level higher than a level of a second portion of the cargo bed floor not residing over the storage compartment.

2. The pickup truck of claim 1 , wherein the truck is structured so that the storage compartment is accessible from an exterior of the cab along a first side of the truck.

3. The pickup truck of claim 2 , wherein the truck is structured so that the storage compartment is also accessible from an exterior of the cab along a second side of the truck opposite the first side of the truck.

4. The pickup truck of claim 2 , wherein the truck is structured so that the storage compartment is also accessible from an interior of the cab.

5. The pickup truck of claim 1 , wherein the truck is structured so that the storage compartment is accessible from an interior of the cab.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2020
From: JOSHI, CHETAN
To: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210114530A1 · Apr 22, 2021
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