Sliding cargo floor
US6095585A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R19/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cargo floor for use in vehicles including front and rear floor portions with at least the rear floor portion being slidable out of the vehicle, the rear end of the front floor portion including an angled surface and the front end of the rear floor portion including an angled surface such that the forward and rear floor portions are longitudinally displaceable with respect to each other by interaction between these angled surfaces upon application of a forward force to the vehicle such as during a collision, and a joint connecting the forward and rear floor portions whereby the forward floor portion can be slidably moved along with the rearward floor portion and the rearward floor portion can be angularly displaced about the joint.
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