Cargo management system for a vehicle and including a pair of opposing cargo trim panels, each of which is made by a composite, compression molding process and has a wood grain finish
US9346375B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2013/016
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cargo management system including a vehicle load floor and a pair of opposing cargo trim panels supported above the load floor at opposite sides of the load floor within the interior of the vehicle is provided. The load floor has a wood grain finish. The load floor includes a first outer layer, a second outer layer and a core of cellulose-based material positioned between the outer layers and having a large number of cavities. The outer layers are bonded to the core by press molding. The trim panels are compression-molded, composite cargo trim panels supported above the vehicle load floor at opposite sides of the load floor. Each panel includes a base layer and a coverstock sheet bonded to the base layer by press molding. Each coverstock sheet provides its respective trim panel with a wood grain finish.
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