Cargo storage device for a vehicle

US6733060B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Motor Company · US

Inventors

• Aaron Pavkov · Philadelphia, US
• Charles Amoh · Strongsville, US
• Charlene Chu · Westlake, US
• David C. Lung · Glastonbury, US
• Jonlin Pei · New Hyde Park, US
• Josh Urso · Jersey City, US
• Konn Lam · Alhambra, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 26, 2003
• Grant date: May 11, 2004
• Expiry date: Apr 20, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R7/02
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a cargo storage device for a vehicle having a passenger space and an end gate including a back end situated adjacent a rearward-most seat, at least one pair of sidewalls extending from the back end and having a plurality of storage units therein, a floor situated between the sidewalls and reconfigurable between a lowered position and a raised position, a door situated in the floor and pivotally operable between a closed position and an opened position, an organizational bin situated beneath the floor and having a plurality of dividers therein, and wherein at least two opposing storage units have identical tracks thereon.