ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,815, issued on March 31.
"Multifunctional vehicle storage compartment door" was invented by David Paul Schroeder (Dunbarton, N.H.) and Richard Edwin Schroeder (Temple, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for enclosing a storage area of a vehicle is described. A first door encloses a first portion of one side of the storage area. A second door encloses a second portion of the one side of the storage area. A first pair of hinges is associated with the first door. Each of the first pair of hinges are located at opposite ends of a first edge of the first door and enable the first door to move between an open position and a...