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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4341304 | Tool tray A tray for use by diesel truck mechanics, designed and adapted for receipt and maintenance upon a tractor tire. Fundamentally, the invention includes a base comprising a rectangular box which is open at the bottom. Opposite ends of the base are each chara... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4341418 | Car seat hide-a-way table A car seat table capable of being stored and removed from under a car seat for use as a table or resting shelf consisting of three sections divided from one another by hinges. The table is held in an upsidedown storage position by guide runners which are ... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4311320 | Running board assembly having a universal mounting bracket A running board assembly (10) for a vehicle (12) includes a running board plate (14) which has an upturned lip (18) on one edge thereof and a downturned lip (16) on the opposite edge. A splash guard (20) is mounted on the forward end of plate (14) and ext... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4294384 | Liquid dispenser holder A liquid dispenser holder includes a cradle and cradle attachment means the former of which receives and holds an air pot and the latter of which provides stationary attachment of the cradle to a vehicle seat, transmission shroud, or floor. In one embodim... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4274567 | Shopping cart organizer An organizer attachment for use on a shopping cart of the type having a transversely extending handle and a forwardly spaced-apart transversely extending rod. The organizer includes a substantially flat desk panel provided with clip means on outer surface... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4265447 | Car tray and exercising apparatus A car tray and exercising apparatus for passengers riding in a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a tray deployed in a horizontal plane which is supported by a vertical support. The vertical support comprises a pair of rods having an upper end ... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4236461 | Removable and foldable vehicle table A foldable and removable table for use with vehicles of the type having a hinged panel permitting entry into the vehicle includes a corner table member having a flat supporting surface and a pair of hooks, each hook removably engaging the vehicle panel in... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4232488 | Portable stage A portable stage comprises a truck body with a fixed roof forming a main fixed panel (A) of a stage which is made by foldable side wall panels of the truck which can fold out into B, C and even D and E extensions for establishing a 30 or 40 foot or even g... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4216728 | Document storage devices for service truck Document storage equipment to be housed in the forward driver compartment of a service van, separated by a bulkhead from a rear compartment carrying parts, supplies and tools required for service calls. Said document storage equipment comprises a shelf or... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4215898 | Pick-up box construction A pick-up truck cargo box capable of transporting standard 4×8 foot construction panels in a flat mode even though the spacing between the wheel housings protruding into the cargo area is less than the width of the panels. The inner body panels 17 of the... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4174669 | Vehicle tray and mounting bracket assembly The assembly of a vehicle tray and a mounting bracket with the latter either adapted to be mounted over the dash or adapted to be mounted on the floor of an automobile or truck. The tray is readily separable from the mounting bracket to be stowed elsewher... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4168023 | Vehicle luggage rack The present invention relates to a vehicle luggage rack adapted to be mounted atop a vehicle of the type having a landau roof. The luggage rack comprises a main luggage rack frame secured about the front of the vehicle roof, and including a longitudinal a... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4166559 | Notepad attachment A notepad attachment for mounting a notepad onto the hub of a steering wheel of a motor vehicle includes a platform member with a recess therein, and an annular resilient mounting cushion which is disposed between the platform member and the hub of the st... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4103625 | Supporting or stabilizing device A supporting or stabilizing device, especially for a moving vehicle, in which at least one rod is provided mounted on a support frame, such as the underneath side of a counter top, with the rod being movable axially from an idle position wherein it is dis... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4089276 | Portable bumper platform A pair of braces releasably maintain a pair of support members in horizontal position extending beyond the bumper of a truck, bus, or the like vehicle. The support members support a platform horizontally between them for a mechanic to facilitate work on t... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4087126 | Console for van-type vehicles A console is provided to approximate the contour of the shroud over the portion of an automobile engine extending rearwardly into the cab of a van-type truck. The console provides convenience accessories, such as liquid container holders, trash bins, and ... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4086859 | Boat table A swivel mounted boat table including an upstanding offset support. The table is mounted on the upstanding support, which is vertically and rotatably movable within clamp means held by a side bracket so that the offset portion of the support provides a la... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4086849 | Mobile broiler apparatus A mobile broiler apparatus including a trailer frame having road engaging wheels thereon and a hitch for connection to a vehicle. The trailer frame has an open top chamber having sidewalls and a bottom wall mounted thereon with support brackets being secu... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4066197 | Vehicle roof rack The vehicle roof rack comprises a rectangular framework including opposed side frames, opposed end frames, and a base formed by the least two panel members extending between the side frames. One of the panel members is adjustably mounted so that, when the... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4056270 | Demountable boat trailer step A demountable boat trailer step including a foot plate having a pair of parallel slots adjacent each end and running substantially the full width of the plate, a plurality of bolts, a pair of clamp bars, and a plurality of nuts. The foot plate rests on th... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4052944 | Portable shuffle desk A portable desk for the convenience of invalids, traveling men or others who do not have access to other desk surfaces. The lower portion of the desk is a pillow-like portion of flexible material which forms a yieldable container which is partially filled... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4023850 | Tailgate extension A horizontal extension panel is provided for disposition immediately outwardly of the free end of the open tailgate of a pickup truck with the extension panel structure substantially coextensive with the tailgate and the opposing marginal edges of the ext... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4010696 | Automobile tray A tray for use in an automobile which is fitted on its underside with folding legs, of a size when extended to mount the tray on the floor inside a vehicle over the hump of the transmission shaft. The legs are each fitted with a projecting bracket which s... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3952988 | Steering wheel mounted desk board For use on a truck steering wheel having a central hub, an outer peripheral rim, a plurality of spokes extending radially outwardly from the hub to support the rim and a horn button on the hub extending axially above the level of the rim, a removable desk... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3946678 | Convertible vehicle platform and shelf apparatus A convertible platform and shelf apparatus for a van like vehicle having a compartment comprising a frame strut assembly connected to the inside walls of the compartment and a plurality of utility shelf assemblies that have a plurality of hinged together ... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3939986 | Adjustable support means An adjustable support means including a pair of cooperating members. A first member has a tray type device and a horizontal arm including locking means and a vertical arm with a foam pad. A second member has a pair of slotlike extensions on a horizontal a... | 02/24/1976 |
| 3934924 | Camping apparatus for van-type vehicle A skeletal structure is assembled to the side of a van-type vehicle which structure comprises a pair of parallel, spaced main supporting members which are connected by means of a clamp arrangement to the roof rain gutter of the vehicle and those members i... | 01/27/1976 |
