Patent ID: 9623809
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. A vehicle storage compartment assembly comprising: a vehicle body structure including a floor and a side wall that at least partially define a vehicle cargo area, the side wall having an upper end structured with an overhanging portion that extends inboard from the side wall above the floor, the side wall having an inboard surface that is vertically oriented, the inboard surface facing the vehicle cargo area with a cargo ring rigidly fixed to the inboard surface and extending into the vehicle cargo area; and a storage compartment assembly having a main body including an inboard panel and an outboard panel spaced apart from one another and fixedly coupled to one another defining a storage compartment therebetween, the outboard panel being vertically oriented, the storage compartment assembly being moveable between an uninstalled orientation in which the main body is separated from the side wall and an installed orientation in which the outboard panel of the main body is fastened directly to the side wall, and with the storage compartment assembly in the installed orientation at least a first portion of the main body extends under the overhanging portion and a second portion of the main body extends inboard relative to the overhanging portion over an area of the floor, the storage compartment assembly includes a recessed area, the outboard panel having a portion that includes a ring receiving opening exposed within the recessed area with the cargo ring extending through the opening and into the recessed area with the storage compartment assembly in the installed orientation, such that the cargo ring is exposed to the vehicle cargo area, the recessed area being defined by a first side panel, an upper section, a lower section and the portion of the outboard panel having the ring receiving opening, the first side panel, the upper section and the lower section being inclined relative to one another such that the first side panel, the upper section and the lower section converge toward one another in a direction going toward the portion of the outboard panel having the ring receiving opening with curved surfaces being provided in areas between the first side panel and the upper section, and the first side panel and the lower section, with a side area of the recessed area opposite the first side panel being open providing access to the cargo ring, the storage compartment includes a main section and a shelf section, the main section extending from a bottom of the main body to an upper end of the main body, and the shelf section being defined above the recessed area and being open to the main section.