Multipurpose cargo net and hook system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9592767-B2
Application number	US-201414469672-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2014
Priority date	Aug 27, 2014
Publication date	Mar 14, 2017
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017

Abstract

A cargo management system for a vehicle includes a first pair, a second pair, and a third pair of anchors. The first and second pairs of anchors are positioned adjacent each other and the third pair of anchors is positioned remote from the first pair. The system further includes a flexible substrate having a first pair of attachment features coupleable with the first pair of anchors and a second pair of attachment features selectively coupleable with the second pair or third pair of anchors.

First claim

We claim:

1. A cargo management system for a vehicle, comprising:
first and second pairs of anchors positioned adjacent each other, and a third pair of anchors positioned remote from the first pair; and
a flexible substrate having a first pair of attachment features coupleable with the first pair of anchors and a second pair of attachment features selectively coupleable with the second pair or third pair of anchors;
wherein:
a distance between the first pair of anchors and the third pair of anchors is about equal to a length of the substrate; and
the first and second pairs of anchors are disposed at a height above a floor of a cargo area of the vehicle equal to about one-half of the length of the substrate.

2. The cargo management system of claim 1 , wherein:
the substrate defines a rectangle having first and second long sides and first and second short sides; and
the first pair of attachment features is disposed along the first short side with first and second ones of the first pair of anchors respectively disposed at intersections of the first short side with the first and second long sides, and the second pair of attachment features is disposed along the second short side with first and second ones of the second pair of anchors respectively disposed at intersections of the second short side with the first and second long sides.

3. The cargo management system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second, and third pairs of anchors has a first anchor disposed on a first lateral side of a cargo area of the vehicle and a second anchor disposed on a second lateral side of the cargo area of the vehicle.

4. The cargo management system of claim 1 , wherein the second pair of anchors is positioned adjacent the first pair of anchors at a distance such that, when the first pair of attachment features is coupled with the first pair of anchors and the second pair of attachment features is coupled with the second pair of anchors, the substrate defines a first edge extending between the first attachment features, a second edge extending between the second attachment features, and a pouch portion extending downwardly between the first and second edges.

5. The cargo management system of claim 4 , wherein the substrate includes a pocket thereon that is positionable on an outwardly disposed surface of the pouch portion.

6. The cargo management system of claim 1 , wherein:
the vehicle includes a cargo area of the vehicle having a window therein; and
the first, second, and third pairs of anchors are positioned adjacent to and below the window.

7. The cargo management system of claim 1 , further including a plurality of floor anchors positioned adjacent a floor of a cargo area of the vehicle, wherein ones of the first and second pair of attachment features are respectively coupleable with ones of the floor anchors to position the substrate as a cargo net adjacent the floor of the cargo area.

8. The cargo management system of claim 1 , further including a fourth pair of anchors coupled on a vehicle liftgate associated with a cargo opening of the vehicle, the first pair or second pair of attachment features being coupleable with the fourth pair of anchors such that the substrate depends downwardly from the liftgate when the liftgate is in an open position.

9. The cargo management system of claim 8 , further including a first support pole coupleable with one of the second pair of attachment features when the first pair of attachment features is coupled with the fourth pair of anchors such that the substrate is suspended between the liftgate and the support pole.

10. The cargo management system of claim 1 , further including a plurality of ceiling anchors positioned adjacent a ceiling of the vehicle, wherein ones of the first and second pair of attachment features are respectively coupleable with ones of the ceiling anchors to position the substrate as a cargo net adjacent the ceiling of the vehicle.

11. The cargo management system of claim 1 , wherein the third anchors are within a cargo extension area of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Stakoe John Andrew
• Bhattacharyya Mahesh
• Bauer William
• Barr Timothy
• Kurrle Ryan

Classifications

• B60R5/044 Primary

  luggage covering means, e.g. parcel shelves · CPC title

• B60R5/00

  Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like (primarily intended for stowing loads in load-transporting vehicles B60P; arrangements for stowing spare wheels B62D43/00) · CPC title

• B60P7/04

  by tarpaulins or like flexible members · CPC title

• B60P7/0876

  using restraining net or tarpaulin in contact with the load · CPC title

• B60P7/0807

  Attachment points · CPC title