초록 ▼

A quarter side storage compartment accessible from outside the vehicle includes a simplified operating arrangement. The vehicle's endgate is used as an impediment to operation of the compartment latch's release handle. The release handle is positioned so that actuation thereof is not possible withou

A quarter side storage compartment accessible from outside the vehicle includes a simplified operating arrangement. The vehicle's endgate is used as an impediment to operation of the compartment latch's release handle. The release handle is positioned so that actuation thereof is not possible without opening the endgate. Preferably, but not necessarily, the endgate is lockable in the closed position, meaning that advantageously, the release handle does not require an individual lock.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A vehicle with a storage compartment and an endgate, wherein the storage compartment is accessible from outside the vehicle by opening a panel of the vehicle, wherein the panel is held in a closed condition by at least one latch and is releasable to an open condition by a

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A vehicle with a storage compartment and an endgate, wherein the storage compartment is accessible from outside the vehicle by opening a panel of the vehicle, wherein the panel is held in a closed condition by at least one latch and is releasable to an open condition by a handle, wherein the endgate is positionable in a closed position that impedes operation of the handle by limiting actuation of the handle to an amount that is insufficient to release the latch, and wherein when the endgate is moved to an open position, the handle is actuatable a sufficient amount to release the latch allowing the panel to be placed in an openable condition.