Patent ID: 6174022
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A vehicle mounted cargo van comprising a van frame, a floor mounted on said van frame; a front wall, a rear wall with a rear door opening and a rear door assembly that opens and closes the rear door opening, a first side wall and a second side wall connected to said van frame; a roof connected to the first side wall, the second side wall and the front wall; an elongated cargo opening in said first side wall for the passage of elongated cargo that extends vertically upward from said floor up to one-half the distance from said floor to the roof and extends horizontally a distance that exceeds the distance from the first side wall to the second side wall; at least one elongated cargo door mounted on said cargo van and movable between a generally vertical open position and a closed position in which said elongated cargo opening is at least partially closed; a fixed portion of the first side wall that extends vertically downward from the roof to the elongated cargo opening a distance of at least one-half the distance from said floor to the roof; and a latch assembly connected to the at least one elongated cargo door that holds the at least one elongated cargo door in a closed position.