Vehicle cargo organizer assembly
US4540213A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 1983 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S224/925
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle cargo loading floor has a plurality of parallel slats extending longitudinally from a rear access opening. The slats, which normally serve as cargo skids, have their aft ends hinged to the floor about a common transverse axis adjacent the access opening. The forward ends of the slats are secured by a transverse cross-rail with support means adjacent each end of the rail. The hinged slats and cross-rail define a rack which may be pivoted upwardly and secured in a canted position by the support means free ends being secured to either side of the access opening. The canted rack defines a plurality of cargo receiving spaces which, upon the access door being closed, maintains cargo placed in the rack spaces in an upright manner during operation of the vehicle.
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