US 12,103,471 B1
Vacuum-formed insulated van expansion capsules
Royce John Sullivan, Temecula, CA (US); and Jerry Stanley Sullivan, Temecula, CA (US)
Filed by Royce John Sullivan, Temecula, CA (US); and Jerry Stanley Sullivan, Temecula, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/746,196.
Int. Cl. B60R 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 13/0237 (2013.01) [B60R 2013/0293 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An extension capsule for use with a vehicle having at least an inside cargo area and a side wall having an outer surface, an inner surface, and an extension aperture, comprising:
an outer capsule having a back wall panel with an inside surface, an outside surface, and a perimeter, at least one peripheral wall projecting forward from the perimeter of the wall panel and terminating at a forward outwardly-extending lip;
an inner capsule having a back wall panel with an inside surface, an outside surface, and a perimeter, at least one peripheral wall projecting forward from the perimeter of the wall panel and terminating at a forward outwardly-extending lip, the inner capsule configured for nesting at least partially within the outer capsule and defining a peripheral wall gap between the peripheral walls of the outer capsule and the inner capsule, and defining a back wall gap between the back wall of the outer capsule and the back wall of the inner capsule;
the outwardly-extending lip of the outer capsule contacting the outer surface of the side wall of the vehicle at the extension aperture, the outwardly-extending lip of the inner capsule contacting the inner surface of the side wall of the vehicle at the extension aperture;
whereby with the inner capsule nested with the outer capsule, and the inner and outer capsules disposed through the extension aperture of the side wall of the vehicle, the inside cargo area is expanded outwardly into the extension capsule.