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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nels R. Smith, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/00 ;
Abstract
A storage and holding system includes at least one structure forming a cavity having an opening, a first flap and a second component. The first flap is adapted to move between at least a first covering position in which the first flap covers a first portion of the opening and a second open position in which the first flap extends into the cavity to provide access to the cavity. The second component is adapted to be moved between at least a first closed position in which the second component covers a second portion of the opening and a second open self-supported position in which the component is adapted to preform a holding function.