US20020093224A1 - Interior enclosure for vehicles - Google Patents
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- This invention relates in general to interior enclosures, and, more particularly, to interior enclosures for sport utility vehicles.
- Interior enclosures are known in the art for use with sport utility vehicles, particularly such vehicles as the Jeep® Wrangler® and the like. Such enclosures are found to be aesthetically pleasing and offer mounting points for speakers, storage devices and the like within the sport utility vehicle.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an interior enclosure of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a rear and side perspective view of the interior enclosure of the present invention installed on a vehicle;
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 2 with the vehicle's top removed;
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 2 with the vehicle's top on;
- FIG. 5 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1.
- FIGS. 1 - 5 The present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 - 5 is an interior enclosure 10 extending along a door frame 16 a sport utility vehicle 18 from a rollover bar 27 to a dashboard 29 .
- Interior enclosure 10 comprises two parallel bars 12 having a horizontal portion 14 with a rear edge 25 which is adapted to mount to rollover bar 27 , preferably by welding or bolting.
- a leading portion 20 extends forwardly and downwardly from horizontal portion 14 .
- a distal end 30 of leading portion 20 has means 28 for mounting to dashboard 29 .
- Parallel bars 12 are preferably steel tubes and are adapted to conform in shape to the upper edge of door frame 16 of a particular sport utility vehicle 18 .
- Leading portion 20 is adapted to conform in shape to a front edge 22 of the window portion 24 of door frame 16 .
- Leading portion 20 in the illustrated embodiment, extends downward to the top and side of dashboard 29 of vehicle 18 .
- sport utility vehicle 18 is a Jeep® TJ®. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the exact shapes that bars 12 conform to is dependent upon which sport utility vehicle is used.
- a center cross bar 26 which provides lateral support for enclosure 10 and further provides mounting points for automobile accessories.
- mounting means 28 comprises a back piece 32 , a front piece 34 , a dashboard piece 36 and a mounting bracket 38 .
- Mounting bracket 38 is a generally right triangular, planar piece of metal having a base 39 which is mounted, preferably by welding, to distal end 30 and extending downwardly therefrom. A leading edge 40 thereof extends straight downwardly and forms a right angle with front piece 34 . Front piece 34 is vertically oriented and extends laterally outwardly from mounting bracket 38 to flatly engage a door jam 42 of vehicle.
- Back piece 32 is positioned behind door jam 42 thereby, in combination with front piece 34 , capturing door jam 42 therebetween.
- Bolts (not shown) are inserted through back piece 32 and front piece 34 to secure said pieces together.
- Dashboard piece 36 is a horizontally oriented flat piece which extends laterally inward from bracket 38 to engage the top of the dashboard of vehicle 18 .
- Dashboard piece 36 provides vertical support for enclosure 10 .
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- This application is a continuation of provisional application serial No. 60/238,605 filed Oct.6, 2000.
- This invention relates in general to interior enclosures, and, more particularly, to interior enclosures for sport utility vehicles.
- Interior enclosures are known in the art for use with sport utility vehicles, particularly such vehicles as the Jeep® Wrangler® and the like. Such enclosures are found to be aesthetically pleasing and offer mounting points for speakers, storage devices and the like within the sport utility vehicle.
- However, such enclosures are generally floor mounted and require drilling to install. Further, the present systems block air vents for air conditioning and heating or interfere with the window cranks on vehicles. Thus, there is a need for an interior enclosure which does is not floor mounted and does not block vents or window cranks yet offers the same aesthetics and mounting points as the present systems.
- The present invention meets these needs.
- It is an object of this invention to provide an aesthetically pleasing interior enclosure which does not require drilling to install.
- It is a further object of this invention to provide a dash mounted interior enclosure which is aesthetically pleasing and offers mounting points for desired accessories.
- Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the following description proceeds and the features of novelty which characterize this invention will be pointed out with particularity in the specification annexed hereto.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an interior enclosure of the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a rear and side perspective view of the interior enclosure of the present invention installed on a vehicle;
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 2 with the vehicle's top removed;
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 2 with the vehicle's top on; and
- FIG. 5 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1.
- The present invention is shown in FIGS.1-5 is an
interior enclosure 10 extending along a door frame 16 asport utility vehicle 18 from arollover bar 27 to adashboard 29.Interior enclosure 10 comprises twoparallel bars 12 having ahorizontal portion 14 with arear edge 25 which is adapted to mount torollover bar 27, preferably by welding or bolting. A leadingportion 20 extends forwardly and downwardly fromhorizontal portion 14. Adistal end 30 of leadingportion 20 has means 28 for mounting todashboard 29. -
Parallel bars 12 are preferably steel tubes and are adapted to conform in shape to the upper edge ofdoor frame 16 of a particularsport utility vehicle 18. Leadingportion 20 is adapted to conform in shape to afront edge 22 of thewindow portion 24 ofdoor frame 16. Leadingportion 20, in the illustrated embodiment, extends downward to the top and side ofdashboard 29 ofvehicle 18. - In the illustrated example,
sport utility vehicle 18 is a Jeep® TJ®. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the exact shapes thatbars 12 conform to is dependent upon which sport utility vehicle is used. - Extending between
horizontal portions 14 proximate to the leadingportion 20 is acenter cross bar 26 which provides lateral support forenclosure 10 and further provides mounting points for automobile accessories. - Means for mounting28 to
dashboard 29 provided at thedistal end 30 ofvertical portion 20 is best seen in FIGS. 3 and 5. In the presently preferred embodiment, mounting means 28 comprises aback piece 32, afront piece 34, adashboard piece 36 and amounting bracket 38. -
Mounting bracket 38 is a generally right triangular, planar piece of metal having abase 39 which is mounted, preferably by welding, to distalend 30 and extending downwardly therefrom. A leadingedge 40 thereof extends straight downwardly and forms a right angle withfront piece 34.Front piece 34 is vertically oriented and extends laterally outwardly from mountingbracket 38 to flatly engage adoor jam 42 of vehicle. -
Back piece 32 is positioned behinddoor jam 42 thereby, in combination withfront piece 34, capturingdoor jam 42 therebetween. Bolts (not shown) are inserted throughback piece 32 andfront piece 34 to secure said pieces together. -
Dashboard piece 36 is a horizontally oriented flat piece which extends laterally inward frombracket 38 to engage the top of the dashboard ofvehicle 18.Dashboard piece 36 provides vertical support forenclosure 10. - Although only certain embodiments have been illustrated and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention.
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