Cargo attachment system and method of making and using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9878672-B2
Application number	US-201514710972-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2015
Priority date	May 13, 2015
Publication date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018

Abstract

A number of variations may include a product comprising: a cargo attachment system having: a base unit comprising an attachment piece, and a rail comprising a slide face; and a cargo attachment mechanism comprising a knob, a cargo attachment component, and a slider mechanism mechanically coupled to the slide face wherein the slider mechanism is constructed and arranged to slide the cargo attachment mechanism along the slide face and statically lock the cargo attachment mechanism at a position along the slide face, and wherein the cargo attachment component is constructed and arranged to pivotally rotate into a plurality of fixed positions about the knob.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A product comprising: a cargo attachment system comprising: a vehicle seat that has a back, a headrest attached to the vehicle seat, a base unit comprising an attachment piece that is attached to the headrest, and a rail extending from the attachment piece downward along the back, the rail comprising a slide face; and a cargo attachment mechanism comprising a knob, an arm projecting from the knob, a cargo attachment component, and a slider mechanism mechanically coupled to the slide face wherein the slider mechanism is constructed and arranged to slide the cargo attachment mechanism along the slide face positioning the cargo attachment component at a selected height along the back and statically lock the cargo attachment mechanism at a position along the slide face, and wherein the cargo attachment component is constructed and arranged to pivotally rotate the arm into a plurality of fixed positions about the knob and further comprising a groove formed in the back wherein the cargo attachment system is positionable within the groove with the arm stowed in the groove inboard from the back.

2. A product as set forth in claim 1 comprising a floor disposed on a side of the seat on the back, wherein the projection arm extends over the floor so that the cargo attachment component is positionable at the selected height above the floor.

3. A product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cargo attachment component comprises a second arm projecting from the knob and disposed on an opposite side of the knob from the first arm, wherein each of the arms includes a plurality of spaced apart hooks as the cargo attachment component.

4. A product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cargo attachment component comprises a cargo holder in the form of a platform formed by the arm, and extending across the back.

5. A product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cargo attachment component comprises a compartment formed by the arm and comprising a housing, a door closing the compartment, and a handle on the door.

6. A product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the product further comprises a second cargo attachment system spaced apart from the first cargo attachment system.

7. A product as set forth in claim 6 wherein the product further comprises a cargo bag that attaches to each of the cargo attachment components of the first cargo attachment system and second cargo attachment system respectively.

8. A product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the attachment piece comprises a spring-loaded hook attachment.

9. A product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cargo attachment component is positionable into the knob for housing in a stowed position.

10. A method comprising:
providing a cargo attachment system comprising: a base unit comprising an attachment piece, and a rail comprising a slide face; and a cargo attachment mechanism comprising a knob, a cargo attachment component, and a slider mechanism mechanically coupled to the slide face, constructing the slider mechanism to slide the cargo attachment mechanism along the slide face and statically lock the cargo attachment mechanism at a position along the slide face, and constructing the cargo attachment component to pivotally rotate into a plurality of fixed positions about the knob;
providing a vehicle with a seat that has a back;
attaching the attachment piece to the seat;
operating the cargo attachment system to house cargo at a selected height on the back, including sliding the cargo attachment mechanism along the slide face and vertically on the back; and
forming a groove within the back, rotating the cargo attachment component into alignment with the grove, and stowing the cargo attachment system within the groove.

11. A method as set forth in claim 10 comprising attaching the cargo attachment system to a headrest of the seat with the attachment piece.

12. A method as set forth in claim 10 comprising providing first and second arms projecting from the knob opposite one another, and providing at least one hook on each of the arms.

13. A method as set forth in claim 10 comprising providing the cargo attachment component as a platform formed by the arm.

14. A method as set forth in claim 10 comprising providing the cargo attachment component as a compartment, forming the compartment with a housing, providing a door that closes the compartment, and providing a handle on the door.

15. A method as set forth in claim 10 comprising providing a second cargo attachment system, and spacing the second cargo attachment system from the first cargo attachment system.

16. A method as set forth in claim 15 comprising providing a floor behind the seat at the back, suspending a cargo bag between the cargo attachment components and above the floor, attaching the cargo bag to each of the cargo attachment components of the first cargo attachment system and second cargo attachment system respectively, and adjusting the cargo attachment components to a height where the cargo bag extends to and is supported by the floor.

17. A method as set forth in claim 10 comprising providing the attachment piece as a spring-loaded hook attachment.

18. A method as set forth in claim 10 comprising sliding the cargo attachment component into the knob so that the cargo attachment component is housed within the knob in a stowed position.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Nouri Homan

Classifications

• B60R7/005

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

• B60R7/043 Primary

  mounted on or under a seat · CPC title

• B63B29/02

  Cabins or other living spaces; Construction or arrangement thereof · CPC title

• B62J11/00

  Supporting arrangements specially adapted for fastening specific devices to cycles, e.g. supports for attaching maps · CPC title

• B61D37/003

  luggage rack and umbrella-stand for rail vehicles (luggage racks within vehicle bodies in general, e.g. busses B60R5/003) · CPC title