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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1995
Peter Butz, Langenfeld, DE;
Wolfgang Sitzler, Wuppertal, DE;
Buth Fahrzeugteile GmbH, Ebeleben, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for storing and transporting elongated objects in a motor vehicle has a box having a floor and a plurality of sides together defining a chamber. The box is adapted to be secured with the floor horizontal in a motor vehicle. An open annular frame hinged on one of the sides is displaceable between a down position lying on the box and an up position standing transversely up from the box. A sleeve-like bag or container has a closed end and an opposite open end secured to the frame. The container is collapsible into a compacted condition and fittable in a stowed position when in the compacted condition in the chamber. A cover fits over the box to close the chamber and contain the frame when in the down position of the frame and the stowed position of the container. The cover is mounted on the box by an attachment allowing the cover to move on the box independently from and relative to the frame.