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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Charles Jensen, Clarkston, MI (US);
David K Rock, Washington, MI (US);
James L Turner, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 376 ; 292 29 ; 296 371 ;
Abstract
A quarter side storage compartment accessible from outside the vehicle includes a simplified operating arrangement. The vehicle's endgate is used as an impediment to operation of the compartment latch's release handle. The release handle is positioned so that actuation thereof is not possible without opening the endgate. Preferably, but not necessarily, the endgate is lockable in the closed position, meaning that advantageously, the release handle does not require an individual lock.