Device for fastening a catch net in vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10493896-B2
Application number	US-201715683817-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2017
Priority date	Aug 24, 2016
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

A device is provided for fastening a catch net ( 9 ) to secure a load in a vehicle in a motor vehicle with a loading region ( 3 ) that is substantially open to a passenger region ( 4 ). Fastening eyes ( 10, 11, 12, 13 ) for the secured fastening of the catch net ( 9 ) are integrated in the supporting structure in the upper region of the seat backrest ( 5 ) and/or of a neck rest ( 6, 7 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle having left and right pillars, the motor vehicle comprising:
a passenger region between the left and right pillars and having left and right seats provided respectively with left and right seat backs, and a space being defined between the left and right seat backs;
left and right neck rests mounted respectively on upper ends of the left and right seat backs;
a loading region rearward of the left and right seatbacks;
a left fastening eye mounted to a side of the left neck rest facing toward the left pillar;
a right fastening eye mounted to a side of the right neck rest facing toward the right pillar;
a locking rod having an intermediate section extending across surfaces of the left and right neck rests facing toward the loading region, and the intermediate section extending continuously from the left neck rest to the right neck rest, the locking rod further having left and right ends extending forward from the intermediate section and being removably mounted respectively directly into the left and right fastening eyes of the respective left and right neck rests; and
a catch net mounted on and suspended from the locking rod and extending from the left seat back to the right seat back and from the left neck rest to the right neck rest.

2. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein
the fastening eyes are fastened directly to a supporting structure of the neck rests.

3. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising hooks secured to a bottom region of the loading region and hooked to a lower end of the catch net.

Assignees

• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Cavalieri Gino

Classifications

• B60R7/005 Primary

  Nets or elastic pockets tensioned against walls or backrests · CPC title

• B60R2011/0036

  Luggage compartment · CPC title

• B60R2021/022

  mounted on seats · CPC title

• B60R2011/0059

  using clips, clamps, straps or the like · CPC title

• B60R22/14

  incorporating enlarged restraint areas, e.g. vests, nets {, crash pads, optionally for children (crash pads for occupants' safety on vehicles in general B60R21/02)} · CPC title