Patents Assigned to Geneva Manufacturing Company
  • Patent number: 6422629
    Abstract: A vehicle mounted storage unit, adapted to be mounted to a floor portion of a vehicle having a sidewall and a wheel well that extends outwardly from the sidewall by a first distance, includes a mounting bracket fixed to the floor portion of the vehicle and a plurality of connecting members that connect the mounting bracket to the floor portion. The mounting bracket has a width that is less than the first distance, and the mounting bracket is fixed to the floor portion of the vehicle at a mounting point adjacent the sidewall of the vehicle and adjacent the wheel well of the vehicle. The storage unit is provided with a cabinet that is attachable to the mounting bracket, with the cabinet being removable from the mounting bracket and having a width not greater than the first distance. The cabinet is adapted to be mounted adjacent the sidewall of the vehicle and adjacent the wheel well of the vehicle, with no portion of the cabinet extending beyond the wheel well of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Geneva Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Marshall Lance, Polly Sjungels-Butler, Jose Bueno
  • Publication number: 20010004157
    Abstract: A vehicle mounted storage unit, adapted to be mounted to a floor portion of a vehicle having a sidewall and a wheel well that extends outwardly from the sidewall by a first distance, includes a mounting bracket fixed to the floor portion of the vehicle and a plurality of connecting members that connect the mounting bracket to the floor portion. The mounting bracket has a width that is less than the first distance, and the mounting bracket is fixed to the floor portion of the vehicle at a mounting point adjacent the sidewall of the vehicle and adjacent the wheel well of the vehicle. The storage unit is provided with a cabinet that is attachable to the mounting bracket, with the cabinet being removable from the mounting bracket and having a width not greater than the first distance. The cabinet is adapted to be mounted adjacent the sidewall of the vehicle and adjacent the wheel well of the vehicle, with no portion of the cabinet extending beyond the wheel well of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Applicant: Geneva Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Marshall Lance, Polly S. Jungels-Butler, Jose Bueno
  • Patent number: 6203087
    Abstract: A vehicle mounted storage unit, adapted to be mounted to a floor portion of a vehicle having a sidewall and a wheel well that extends outwardly from the sidewall by a first distance, includes a mounting bracket fixed to the floor portion of the vehicle and a plurality of connecting members that connect the mounting bracket to the floor portion. The mounting bracket has a width that is less than the first distance, and the mounting bracket is fixed to the floor portion of the vehicle at a mounting point adjacent the sidewall of the vehicle and adjacent the wheel well of the vehicle. The storage unit is provided with a cabinet that is attachable to the mounting bracket, with the cabinet being removable from the mounting bracket and having a width not greater than the first distance. The cabinet is adapted to be mounted adjacent the sidewall of the vehicle and adjacent the wheel well of the vehicle, with no portion of the cabinet extending beyond the wheel well of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Geneva Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Marshall Lance, Sandra Lance