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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2001
Joseph L Salani, Oxford, MI (US);
Theodore R Hamilton, Durand, MI (US);
Louis A Rhodes, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Glenn W Abbott, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A removable storage unit for a motor vehicle including a first portion having an open side and defining a storage area, and a second portion having an open side and defining a second storage area. The first and second portions are rotateably coupled together to allow the storage areas to be adjacently located. The removable storage unit preferably has two modes. In the first mode, the storage unit is removed from the motor vehicle, and the open sides of the first and second portions are positioned adjacent one another, which allows for easy transportation of the unit. In the second mode, the storage unit is positioned within the motor vehicle so that the open sides of the first and second portions are oriented substantially coplanar.