Cargo management system for motor vehicle

US10196008B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• JAC PRODUCTS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Noel Ranka · Canton, US
• Gerard J. Kmita · Allen Park, US
• Gerald J. Gomes · Chesterfield Township, US
• Brandon T. McMahan · Pontiac, US
• Conde M. Gonzalez · Utica, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 4, 2016
• Grant date: Feb 5, 2019
• Expiry date: Dec 8, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R13/013
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A cargo management system for use with a motor vehicle cargo area having a floor. The system uses front, center are rear divider panels each configured to lay flat adjacent the floor when in a stowed position, and each is pivotally moveably into an upright, operative position. A first latching mechanism is used to releasably latch the front divider in the upright, operative position. The center divider panel is pivotally moveable from a stowed position to an operative position. The rear divider panel is pivotally moveable from a stowed position resting generally flat on the floor of the cargo area to an upright, operative position. A second latching mechanism is used to releasably hold the rear divider panel in the upright, operative position.