US 12,187,230 B1
Center console to cargo area storage system for a sport utility vehicle of emergency responders
Robert Squicciarini, Myrtle Beach, SC (US)
Filed by Robert Squicciarini, Myrtle Beach, SC (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,478.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/139,862, filed on Jan. 21, 2021.
Int. Cl. B60R 7/04 (2006.01); B60R 7/14 (2006.01); B62D 65/14 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 7/04 (2013.01) [B60R 7/14 (2013.01); B62D 65/14 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage system configured for a sport utility vehicle having spaced apart first and second front row seats, a second row seating area, and a rear cargo area, said storage system comprising:
an enclosure, said enclosure comprising: a plurality of walls having a first end and a second end; said first end of said plurality of walls positioned proximate to the front row seats; said second end of said plurality of walls configured to terminate at the rear cargo area;
wherein said plurality of walls create a forward opening configured to provide access into at least a forward portion of said enclosure;
wherein said plurality of walls create a rear opening configured to provide access into at least a rear portion of said enclosure from the rear cargo area;
a first access panel, said first access panel configured to releasably enclose said forward opening when in a closed access panel position, and to provide access through said forward opening when in an open access panel position;
a second access panel, said second access panel configured to releasably enclose said rear opening when in a closed position;
wherein said first access panel opens in proximity to the front row seats to provide access into said forward portion of said enclosure from the front row seats; and
wherein said second access panel opens into the rear cargo area to provide access into said rear portion of said enclosure from the rear cargo area;
wherein said plurality of walls of said enclosure comprise:
a bottom wall;
a first side wall and a second side wall, a lower end of said first and second side walls configured to respectively extend away from first and second sides of said bottom wall; and
a top wall, said top wall configured to extend between an upper end of each of said first and second side walls;
and
wherein said forward portion of said enclosure comprises a length configured to store a shotgun.