Cargo management and article support systems

US6290277A · kind A · utility

Inventors

• David J. Spykerman · Wyoming, US
• Rick Alan Anderson · Grand Haven, US
• Detlef Zimmermann · Ottawa, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: May 22, 2000
• Grant date: Sep 18, 2001
• Expiry date: May 22, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S224/925
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A cargo system for a vehicle having a floor and a seat that folds and forms a cargo surface. The cargo system includes a cargo platform having a front edge. The cargo platform is connectable to the vehicle for movement between a lowered position with the front edge being located under a portion of the seat and a raised position with the cargo platform being generally aligned with the cargo surface of the seat thereby forming an upper tier and a lower tier.