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(12) Patent: (11) CA 1099311
(21) Application Number: 1099311
(54) English Title: BED EXTENSION KIT FOR VANS AND THE LIKE
(54) French Title: JEU D'ACCESSOIRES POUR ELARGIR OU ALLONGER LES LITS DES VEHICULES DE PLAISIR AUTOMOTEURS
Status: Term Expired - Post Grant
Bibliographic Data
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • B60P 3/32 (2006.01)
  • B60P 3/38 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • HUSSEY, J.G. HAROLD (Canada)
(73) Owners :
  • J.G. HAROLD HUSSEY
(71) Applicants :
  • J.G. HAROLD HUSSEY (Canada)
(74) Agent: LTD STEWART & KOLASHSTEWART & KOLASH, LTD
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued: 1981-04-14
(22) Filed Date: 1979-06-18
Availability of licence: N/A
Dedicated to the Public: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data: None

Abstracts

English Abstract


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"BED EXTENSION KIT FOR VANS AND THE LIKE"
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A kit for extending bed sizes for vans and the like
includes an outer frame with a door frame hinged to the upper
horizontal member. This frame is bolted around an opening cut
out in the van body side wall with the cut out portion of the
wall becoming part of the door covering so that when closed,
it is relatively well concealed and flush with the van side.
In use, the door is raised and the bed extension is pulled
out. This extension includes folding side panels and an end
panel and a folding down floor panel all sheltered by the raised
door when extended, which becomes the upper side. A mattress
portion, also stored, is placed on the floor panel. One em-
bodiment is designed to extend the length of a full width bed
and the other embodiment is designed to extend the length of
a small or regular sized bed. In both cases an extension of
approximately of 2 feet is provided to the length of the beds
which extend transversely of the van.


Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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WHAT I CLAIM AS MY INVENTION:
(1) A bed extension kit for vans and the like which
include a bed unit extending transversely of the van; said van
including a side wall; said kit comprising in combination a
substantially rectangular frame securable around the edges of
a rectangular opening cut in said side wall of said van, a door
panel component hingedly secured to adjacent the upper hori-
zontal edge of said opening and movable from a lowered, side
wall engaging position to an open raised position and vice
versa, an expendable and retractable enclosure component opera-
tively connected to adjacent two vertical side edges of said
frame, said enclosure component including side walls and an outer
end wall extending across the outer edges of said side walls,
and a floor bed panel foldable downwardly to a substantially
horizontal position to form a base for said enclosure component
when same is extended and foldable upwardly to a substantially
vertical position when said enclosure component is retracted,
said door panel component forming the roof panel of said en-
closure component when said enclosure component is fully ex-
tended, said side walls each include an inner panel hinged by
the inner vertical edge thereof to the corresponding vertical
member of said frame, an outer panel hinged by the inner ver-
tical edge thereof to the outer vertical edge of said inner
panel, said outer end wall being hingedly connected by the
vertical edges thereof one each to the outer vertical edges of
each of said outer panels, said inner and outer panels folding

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inwardly towards one another at the junction between said inner
and outer panels when said enclosure component is retracted.
(2) The kit according to Claim 1 in which said door
panel component includes a substantially rectangular door frame
hinged by the upper side member thereof to the upper side mem-
ber of said substantially rectangular frame, means detachably
securing said door panel component in the closed position in
engagement with the side wall of said van, and form members se-
cured to the vertical side members of said door frame conform-
ing substantially to the cross sectional configuration of the
side wall of said opening.
(3) The kit according to Claim 1 which includes means
on said enclosure component to detachably support said floor
bed panel when said floor bed panel is folded downwardly to the
substantially horizontal position.
(41 The kit according to Claim 2 which includes means
on said enclosure component to detachably support said floor
bed panel when said floor bed panel is folded downwardly to the
substantially horizontal position.
(5) The kit according to Claim 2 which includes means
on said enclosure component to detachably support said floor
bed panel when said floor bed panel is folded downwardly to the
substantially horizontal position.
(6) The kit according to Claim 1 in which said door
panel is formed in two sections hingedly connected together
transversely and being situated substantially vertically in in-
terfacing relationship when in the substantially vertical position.

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(7) The kit according to Claim 2 in which said door
panel is formed in two sections hingedly connected together
transversely and being situated substantially vertically in in-
terfacing relationship when in the substantially vertical posi-
tion.
(8) The kit according to Claim 3 in which said door
panel is formed in two sections hingedly connected together
transversely and being situated substantially vertically in in-
terfacing relationship when in the substantially vertical posi-
tion.
(9) The kit according to Claim 4 in which said door
panel is formed in two sections hingedly connected together
transversely and being situated substantially vertically in in-
terfacing relationship when in the substantially vertical posi-
tion.
(10) The kit according to Claim 5 in which said door
panel is formed in two sections hingedly connected together
transversely and being situated substantially vertically in in-
terfacing relationship when in the substantially vertical posi-
tion.
(11) The kit according to Claims 1, 2 or 3 in which
said form members engage the upper edges of said side walls of
said enclosure component in sealing relationship, when said en-
closure component is in the extended position.
(12) The kit according to Claims 4, 5 or 6 in which
said form members engage the upper edges of said side walls of

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said enclosure component in sealing relationship, when said en-
closure component is in the extended position.
(13) The kit according to Claims 7, 8 or 9 in which
said form members engage the upper edges of said side walls of
said enclosure component in sealing relationship, when said en-
closure component is in the extended position.
(14) The kit according to Claim 10 in which said
form members engage the upper edges of said side walls of said
enclosure component in sealing relationship, when said enclosure
component is in the extended position.

Description

Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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"BED EXTENSION KIT FOR VANS AND THE LIKE"
BACKGROVND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to new and useful improvements
in bed extension kits for vans.
Many vans include either a single width bed or a
double width bed adapted to be extended vertically across the
width of the van when in use. Sometimes these beds constitute
the dinnette assembly comprising a pair of spaced and parallel
seats and a central table which, when lowered to the seat level,
receives a mattress thus forming the bed. In all cases, such
beds are relatively short 50 that tall people find the use
thereof extremely uncomfortable.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention overcomes these disadvantages
by providing a van extender kit which is readily situated with-
in the side wall of the van and normally presents a nonextend-
ing outer surface to the van side wall. However when used, a
portion of the side wall is hinged upwardly and the said exten-
sion is pulled outwardly thus providing an enclosure component
which acts as the extension to the bed either a single bed or
a double bed.
In accordance with the invention there is provided a
bed extension kit for vans and the like which in~lude a bed
unit extending transversely of the van; said van including a
side wall; said kit comprising in combination a substantially
rectangular frame securable around the edges of a rectangular
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opening cut in said side wall of said van, a door panel co~pon-
ent hingedly secured to adjacent the upper horizontal edge of
said opening and movable ~rom a lowered, side wall engaging
position to an open raised position and vice versa, an extend-
able and retractable enclosure component operatively connected
to adjacent two vertical side edges of said frame, said enclo-
sure component including side walls and an outer end wall ex-
tending across the outer edges of said side walls, and a floor
bed panel foldable downwardly to a substantially horizontal
position to form a base for said enclosure component when same
is extended and foldable upwardly to a substantially vertical
position when said enclosure component is retracted, said door
panel component forming the roof panel of said enclosure com-
ponent when said enclosure component is fully extended, said
side walls each include an inner panel hinged by the inner ver-
tical edge thereof to the corresponding vertical member of said
frame, an outer panel hinged by the inner vertical edge thereof
to the outex vertical edge of said inner panel, said outer end
wall being hingedly connected by the vertical edges thereof one
2Q each to the outer vertical edges of each of said outer paneIs,
said inner and outer panels folding inwardly towards one another
at the junction between said inner and outer panels when said
enclosure component is retracted.
Another advan-tage of the present invention is that
the door portion formed in the van side wall is hinged upwardly
and acts as the upper wall of the enclosure component, .it being
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understood that adequate sealing is provided in all locations
so that the enclosure is sealed when fully extended.
A further advantage of the present invention resides
in the fact that when the extension is in the fully retracted
position, all of the parts lie in a vertical relationship so
that the actual extension in-to the interior of the van is min-
imal.
Still another advantage of -the invention is to pro-
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a device of the charactsr herewithin described in which all
o-f the parts of the enclosure component are hingedly connect-
ed together so that extension and retraction is rapid and easy.
A still further advantage of the invention is to pro-
vide a conversion kit which is readily adaptable for use with
conventional Vans, is simple in construction, economical in
manufacture and otherwise well suited to the purpose for which
it is designed.
With the foregoing in view, and other advantages as
will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which this
invention relates as this specification proceeds, the invention
is herein described by reference to the accompanying drawings
forming a part hereof ! which includes a description of the pre-
ferred typical embodiment of the principles of the present
invention, in which:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a van showing the
access doors for a small and large extension, the access door
for the large extension being shown in phantom.
Figure 2 is an inside elevation of the main frame
and door frame of the kit per se.
Figure 3 is a top plan schematic sectional view of
the smaller èxtension kit shown in the extended position in a
van.
Figure 4 is a fragmentary partially schematic cross
sectional view of part of the van showing the smaller kit in
the fully extended position.
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~ igure 5 is a schematic top plan view of Figure 4
showing the enclosure component partially extended.
Figure 6 is a ~ragmentary partially cross section-
ed schematic view of the rear of the van showing the smaller
kit in the fully ret~-acted po~ition.
Figure 7 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of
the frame component installed in the side wall of a van.
Figure 8 is a schematic top plan view showing the
enclosure component in the fully retracted positionO
Figure 9 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of
the side wall of the van showing the main frame and formers
in position prior to cutting the van side wall.
Figure 9A is a view similar to Figure 9 but showing
the door former per se secured to the portion of the van side
wall which has been cut out.
In the drawings like characters of reference indicate
corresponding parts in the different figures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Proceeding therefore -to describe the invention in de-
tail, reference should first be made to ~igure 1 in which 10
illustxates generally, a van of the type often used for recrea-
tional purposes and con-taining various sleeping and living -~
facilities which are conventional.
In the side wall panel 11 of the van, reference charac-
ter 12 illustrates the outer door of a bed end extension kit
and reference character 12A, a larger extension ki-t which is
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shown in phantom and which of course is alternative to the bed
extension kit 12.
Each of the kits 12 or 12A are substantially similar
in configuration which one exception which will hereinafter be
described so that similar reference characters have been given.
Figure 2 shows the inner elevational view of a kit
which includes a substantially rec~angular main frame collec-
tively designated 13 consisting of an upper horizontal right
angle frame member 1~, a lower horizontal right angled frame
member 15 and a pair of vertical angled frame members 16 join-
ed together as by welding or the like to form an open rectan-
gular frame.
A door assembly collectively designated 17 is pro-
vided and consists of a substantially rectangular frame
generally designated 18 having an upper horizontal angulated
member 19, a lower horizontal angulated member 20 and a pair of
vertical angulated members 21 all secured together by welding
or the like to form a substantially rectangular rame having
smaller overall dimensions than the main frame 13. This door
frame 18 is hinged by the upper horizontal member 19 to the
upper horizontal member 14 of the main frame, by an elongated
piano-type hinge 22 so that it can swing outwardl~ from the
side wall 11 of the van or downwardly to the closed position
illustrated in Figure 1.
Secured to the vertical members 21 of the door frame
18l are wooden or plastic form members 23 (see Figures 9 and
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9~). The inner edges 24 of these form members 23 engage
within the vertical angle members 21 and are secured thereto
as by rivets or screws 25. The outer surfaces 26 of the
form members are shaped to the configuration of the inner sur-
face 27 of the metal sheeting forming the van side panel ll
as clearly illustrated in Figure 9A.
When installed, the main frame 13 is secured in the
desired position on the interior surface 27 of the van side
panel ll by means of bolts extending through corner apertures
28 of the main frame and through apertures (not illustrated)
drilled in the side panel ll. The outline of the door frame
is then marked on the panel and a plurality of drillings or
apertures are formed around the main frame and through the
panel to match apertures 29 drilled in the horizontal members
14 and 15 of the main frame.
The two frames are then removed and the door panel
is cut out to define the door frame 18. This portion of the
metal that has been removed is then secured to the outer sur-
face of the door frame 18 as by rivets ox screws, through
apertures 30 formed in the door frame members so that the
metal portion that has been removed becomes the covering for
the door frame and is secured to the form members 25 following
the outer contour thereof as illustrated in Figure 9A.
The frame is then replaced around the boundaries of
the rectangular aperture that has been cut in -the wall ll of
the van by means of the bolts extending through the corner
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apertures 28 and rivets or screws engaging through the hole
drilled in the side panel ll of the van and ~he drillings 29
in the main frame members.
A conventional lock 31 operatively e~tends between
the bottom edge of the door and the main frame and is conven-
tional in construction so that it is not believed necessary
to describe same further except to say that it holds the door
in the closed position under normal circumstances when the
extension kit is in the retracted position within the van body.
It will also be appreciated that conventional sealing
material is engaged between the main frame and the side of the
van ll to which it is secured and in all necessary locations.
The kit further includes a retractable and extendable
enclosure component collectively designated 32. This is shown
in detail in Figures 4 and 5. It consists of a pair of side
walls collectively designated 33 and a rear transverse wall 34.
Each side wall consists of an inner panel 35 hinged
by the inner vertical edge 36 thereof to vertical frame member
16 by means of a vertically situated piano hinge or the llke
37 and adapted to fold inwardly towards the interior of the van.
An outer wall panel 3~ is hinged by the inner ver-
tical edge thereof to the inner vertical edge 39 thereof to the
outer vertical edge 40 of the inner panel 35 by means of a fur-
ther vertical piano hinge or the like 41 and is adapted to
hinge inwardly relative to the inner panel 35.
The outer vertical edge 42 of the outer panel 38 i5
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in turn hingedly connected to the outer vertical edge 43 of
the transverse panel 34 by means of a piano hinge or the like
4~ with the outer panel 38 adapted to hinge inwardly relative
to t~e rear transverse panel 34 as clearly shown in Figure 5.
This makes an enclosure consisting of the inner and
outer side panels 35 and 38 and the transverse rear panel 34
which can be extended fully to the position shown in Figures
3 and 4 or can be folded inwardly to take up a position illus-
trated in Figures 6 and 8O Figure 5 shows the enclose in the
partially folded position with the hinges ~1 moving inwardly
towards one another as the rear panel 34 moves towards the
van side 11.
When in the fully extended position, a floor bed
panel 45 may be lowered into position within the enclosure
component, said bed panel in one embodiment consisting of a
rectangu]ar panel hinged by the inner edge thereof to the
lower horizontal frame member 15 by means Gf a piano hinge ~6
or the like. When lowered, the outer edge 47 of this bed
floor panel ~5 engages a flange 48 extending inwardly from the
20 central portion of the lower edge of the rear transverse panel
34 thus supporting the floor which completely encloses the
lower side area of the enclosure component.
When in the fully e~tended position, it will also be
observed that the hinged door component 17 is in the raised
position with the vertical surfaces 24 of the i.nner sides of the
form members 25 sealably engaging the upper edges 47 of the
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inner and outer side panels 35 and 38 of the enclosure.
Once again sealing material (not illustrated) is provided
and it will be observed that these upper edges 47 slope out-
wardl~ and downwardly when the enclosure is in the fully ex-
tended positlon as shown in Figure 4 so that the door acts as
a roof covering and sloped to shed water beyond the confines
of the enclosure.
An alternative construction for the floor bed panel
45 is shown in Figure 3 in which the bed panel is formed from
an inner rectangular panel 49 and an outer rectangular panel
50 hingedly connected together by the transversely extending
piano hinge or the like 51 so that it can be folded upwardly
to the position shown schematically in Figure 6. This faci~
litates the extension and retraction of these panels which
form the floor when extended.
Reference to Figure 3 will show the smaller kit 12
in the extended position with the door panel removed for cla-
rity. Under these circumstances, the dinette table 52 is in
the lowered position relative to the side seats 53 thus making
the main portion of the bed and the floor panel 45 is in the
lowermogt position thus forming the bed extension. A mattress
portion 54 (shown in Figure 4) engages the floor bed panel 45
and may be secured thereto, and is level with the seat cush-
ions 55 and the mattress extension portion 56 which normally
covers the table 52 when in the lower position illustrated in
; Figure 3.
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The operation of the larger kit eY~tension 12A iS
similar except that, due to the larger dimensions and loca-
tion, the occupant may sleep lengthwise entirely within the
extension.
When in the folded position, the floor bed panel 45
together with the mattress portion 54, is raised to the ver-
tical potion shown in full line in Figure 4 whereupon the
side walls of the enclosure component are pushed inwardly as
illustrated in Figure 5 and the rear transvexse wall 48 is
pushed towards the van wall 11 so that the side wall panels
take up the position shown in Figure 8 with the rear wall panel
being just inside the plane of the side wall 11 whereupon the
door component may be lowered and locked as illustrated in
Figures 1 and 9 thus presenting a relatively smooth configu-
ration to the side of the van.
In this position, the floor bed panel 45 is also
vertical and the mattress port.ion 54 may be stored vertically
as shown in Figure 8 and held in position by conventional
straps (not illustrated) entirely within the confines of the
main frame formers or form components 25 as shown.
Extension is a reverse of the actions hereinbefore
described and it will be seen that the extension is readily
and easily extended or retracted as desired.
It should be noted that all of the piano hinges are
preferably covered with a vinyl leatherette type coating to
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assist in weatherproofing and the panels and side portions
of the kits may be similarly covered, if desired.
Although the description refers to a standard type
van, the kit can, of course, be installed into vans with
rounded top.
When the kit is fully extended, a latch (not illus-
trated) may be used to detachably secure the back panel to
the roof panel to preven-t the roof panel from being lifted
by the wind.
Since various modifications can be made in my in
vention as hereinabove described, and many widely different
embodiments of same made within the spirit and scope of the
ciaims without departing from such spirit and scope, it is
intended that all matter contained in the accompanying spe-
cification shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not
in a limiting sense.

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Description Date
Inactive: IPC from MCD 2006-03-11
Inactive: Expired (old Act Patent) latest possible expiry date 1998-04-14
Grant by Issuance 1981-04-14

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Current Owners on Record
J.G. HAROLD HUSSEY
Past Owners on Record
None
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Drawings 1994-03-15 4 129
Cover Page 1994-03-15 1 11
Claims 1994-03-15 4 132
Abstract 1994-03-15 1 27
Descriptions 1994-03-15 12 393