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Externally mounted container holder for automotive vehicle

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-09-16
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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[0011]It is an advantage of a container holder according to the present invention that the present container holder is readily accessible to personnel outside of a vehicle's passenger compartment.
[0012]It is another advantage of a container holder according to the present invention that the holder may be equipped with devices to keep the interior of the holder clean when the container holder is not in use.
[0013]It is another advantage of a container holder according to the present invention that the useful load-carrying volume of the vehicle is unaffected by the presence of the container holder or even by the presence of a container within the holder.

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Unfortunately, such interior container holders are not readily accessible to personnel positioned on the ground around a vehicle.

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[0026]As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle, 10, is configured as a pickup truck having a load carrying box, 14, attached thereto. Box 14 includes a floor, 22. As shown in the various figures, pickup box 14 has a tailgate, 18, which is hinged. FIGS. 2A and 2B show first embodiments of a container holder, 42 and 46, respectively, which are mounted through a load box trim cover, 26. Note that FIG. 2B shows insert 46 as being oblong and holding a plastic bottle, 47, commonly used for motor oil and other automotive fluids. This embodiment is particularly useful for working with both on-road vehicles and other power equipment such as off-road vehicles, snow machines, and wave runners.

[0027]FIG. 4 shows a mounting scheme, useful for practicing the present invention, in which cup-shaped insert 42, has a number of locking tabs, 76, for maintaining cup-shaped insert 42 within a relief space defined by port 34 which is formed in load box rail trim cover 26, and port 38, which is formed in load box ra...

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Abstract

A container holder for an automotive vehicle includes a relief space configured within an exterior portion of a load-carrying automotive structure, such as a pickup truck box rail, and a generally cup-shaped insert extending within the relief space and supported by the load-carrying structure. Because the present container holder is mounted externally in the vehicle, it is readily accessible to personnel outside the vehicle's passenger compartment, such as people working on the ground around a vehicle.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]None.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a container holder configured upon an exterior portion of a vehicle and accessible to personnel located outside the vehicle.[0004]2. Related Art[0005]Automotive vehicle designers have included container holders as part of the interior appointments of vehicles for many years. Unfortunately, such interior container holders are not readily accessible to personnel positioned on the ground around a vehicle. Exterior container holders would be useful for vehicles such as sport utility vehicles or pickup trucks, which are commonly employed as work vehicles, and with which people spend hours working in the vicinity of the vehicle.[0006]It would be desirable to provide a container holder which is accessible to personnel outside a vehicle, whether the vehicle's closures, such as tailgates or hatches, are closed or locked.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[00...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B96/06
CPCB60N3/101B60N3/108B60R11/00B60R2011/0094B60R2011/004B60R2011/0075B60R19/48
Inventor SHARKEY, WILLIAMKOWALSKI, MICHAEL JOHN
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC