US 11,745,665 B2
Automotive vehicle through body storage with combination door and step
Robert J. Scaringe, Plymouth, MI (US); Mason Verbridge, Canton, MI (US); Jared Odle, Westland, MI (US); Brian Gase, Ypsilanti, MI (US); and William Kirk Robinson, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/830,891.
Application 17/830,891 is a continuation of application No. 17/007,867, filed on Aug. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,377,036.
Application 17/007,867 is a continuation of application No. 16/111,570, filed on Aug. 24, 2018, granted, now 10,974,653, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0348142 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 5/00 (2006.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60J 10/80 (2016.01)
CPC B60R 5/00 (2013.01) [B60J 5/0491 (2013.01); B60J 10/80 (2016.02); B60R 3/00 (2013.01); B60R 16/023 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage compartment assembly for an automotive vehicle, the storage compartment assembly comprising:
at least one sidewall extending from a side of a body of the automotive vehicle to another side of the body of the automotive vehicle, the at least one sidewall fully enclosing a polygon-shaped storage space, the side of the body of the automotive vehicle and the another side of the body of the automotive vehicle located between a front of the automotive vehicle and a rear of the automotive vehicle, wherein a portion of the storage space is positioned forward of a forward wall of a cargo space of the automotive vehicle and a portion of the storage space is positioned rearward of the forward wall of the cargo space, and
a door configured to provide access to the storage space at the side of the body of the automotive vehicle.