Cargo shelf for delivery vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11724624-B2
Application number	US-202117369667-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2021
Priority date	Jul 8, 2020
Publication date	Aug 15, 2023
Grant date	Aug 15, 2023

Abstract

A vehicle includes a chassis, a cargo body coupled to the chassis, a cargo support member, and a shelf assembly. The cargo support member is mounted to an outer wall of the cargo body and is disposed within the cargo body. The shelf assembly includes a tray and a strap. The tray is hingedly coupled to the cargo support member. The strap is coupled to the tray and the cargo support member. The strap is adjustable to reposition a forward end of the tray.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle, comprising:
a chassis;
a cargo body coupled to the chassis;
a cargo support member mounted to an outer wall of the cargo body and disposed within the cargo body; and
a shelf assembly, comprising:
a tray hingedly coupled to the cargo support member; and
a strap coupled to the tray and the cargo support member, the strap adjustable to reposition a forward end of the tray, wherein the strap comprises:
a track connector removably coupled to the cargo support member;
a tray connector coupled to the tray;
a flexible tether extending between the track connector and the tray connector; and
an adjustable member coupled to the flexible tether and structured to adjust a length of the flexible tether between the track connector and the tray connector.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the strap extends at an oblique angle between the forward end of the tray and the cargo body.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the tray connector is rotatably coupled to the tray proximate the forward end of the tray.

4. A vehicle, comprising:
a chassis;
a cargo body coupled to the chassis;
a cargo support member mounted to an outer wall of the cargo body and disposed within the cargo body; and
a shelf assembly, comprising:
a tray hingedly coupled to the cargo support member; and
a strap coupled to the tray and the cargo support member, the strap adjustable to reposition a forward end of the tray, wherein the strap includes a tray connector removably coupled to the cargo support member, the tray connector including a T-bar connector that includes a “T” shaped extension.

5. A vehicle, comprising:
a chassis;
a cargo body coupled to the chassis;
a cargo support member mounted to an outer wall of the cargo body and disposed within the cargo body; and
a shelf assembly, comprising:
a tray hingedly coupled to the cargo support member;
a strap coupled to the tray and the cargo support member, the strap adjustable to reposition a forward end of the tray; and
a connector removably coupled to the cargo support member, the connector including a pin that hingedly couples the tray to the connector such that the forward end of the tray may rotate upwardly toward a ceiling of the cargo body.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the connector further includes a fastener that substantially prevents removal of the connector from the cargo support member without a separate tool.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cargo support member defines a first plurality of elongated anchor points spaced apart along a length of the cargo support member.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the cargo support member is a first support member of a plurality of support members, further comprising a second support member coupled to the cargo body and extending in a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the first support member, the second support member defining a second plurality of elongated anchor points spaced apart along a length of the second support member, the second plurality of elongated anchor points oriented substantially parallel to the first plurality of elongated anchor points.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cargo support member includes a central portion extending inwardly from the outer wall of the cargo body and defining a hollow space therebetween.

10. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cargo support member is one of a plurality of cargo support members spaced apart along a length of the cargo body, and wherein a distance between adjacent ones of the plurality of cargo support members is approximately equal to a width of the tray.

11. A shelf assembly, comprising:
a tray having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a connector hingedly coupled to the tray proximate the first end; and
a strap rotatably coupled to the tray proximate the second end, the strap adjustable to rotate the tray relative to the connector, wherein the strap comprises:
a track connector structured to removably couple the strap to a support member;
a flexible tether coupled to the track connector; and
an adjustable member coupled to the flexible tether and structured to adjust a length of the flexible tether that is under tension.

12. A shelf assembly, comprising:
a tray having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a connector hingedly coupled to the tray proximate the first end; and
a strap rotatably coupled to the tray proximate the second end, the strap adjustable to rotate the tray relative to the connector, wherein the strap includes a tray connector structured to removably couple the strap to a support member, the tray connector including a T-bar connector that includes a “T” shaped extension.

13. A shelf assembly, comprising:
a tray having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a connector hingedly coupled to the tray proximate the first end; and
a strap rotatably coupled to the tray proximate the second end, the strap adjustable to rotate the tray relative to the connector, wherein the connector is structured to removably couple to a cargo support member, and wherein the connector includes a pin that hingedly couples the tray to the connector.

14. The shelf assembly of claim 13 , wherein the connector further includes a fastener that substantially prevents removal of the connector from the cargo support member without a separate tool.

15. A vehicle, comprising:
a chassis;
a cargo body coupled to the chassis;
a cargo support member mounted to an outer wall of the cargo body and disposed within the cargo body; and
a shelf assembly removably coupled to the cargo support member, the shelf assembly comprising a leveling element structured to rotate the shelf assembly relative to the cargo support member.

16. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the leveling element includes a strap that extends at an oblique angle between the shelf assembly and the cargo support member.

17. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the leveling element comprises:
a track connector removably coupled to the cargo support member;
a flexible tether coupled to the track connector; and
an adjustable member coupled to the flexible tether and structured to adjust a length of the flexible tether under tension.

18. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the shelf assembly further comprises a tray and a tray connector rotatably coupled to the tray, and wherein the leveling element is coupled to the tray connector.

Assignees

• Oshkosh Corp

Inventors

• Eisenberg Drew
• Andrews Benjamin

Classifications

• B60P3/007 Primary

  for delivery of small articles, e.g. milk, frozen articles · CPC title

• B62D33/06

  Drivers' cabs {(overhead guards, e.g. against loads falling down B60R21/11; roll-over protection B60R21/13)} · CPC title

• B62D33/04

  Enclosed load compartments {; Frameworks for movable panels, tarpaulins or side curtains (side curtains per se B60J5/065; tarpaulins per se B60J7/00, B60P7/04)} · CPC title

• B60N2/005

  Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles {, e.g. dismountable auxiliary seats}(B60N2/02 takes precedence {; for railway vehicles B61D1/04}) · CPC title

• B60N2/01508 Primary

  using quick release attachments · CPC title