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Multi-part cargo organizer assembled with snap-fit barbs

a cargo organizer and snap-fit technology, applied in the direction of transportation items, vehicle components, packaging, etc., can solve the problems of increasing the complexity of the cargo restraining system, the damage to the articles, and the worsening of the problem of the cargo shifting, so as to improve the strength of the connection of the wall

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-05-05
MACNEIL IP
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Benefits of technology

The system provides a flexible and robust solution for restraining larger cargo by creating a rigid containment system that can be easily assembled and disassembled, effectively preventing shifting and damage during transport.

Problems solved by technology

Without restraint, such articles may have a tendency to shift as the vehicle is accelerated, decelerated or turned, sometimes causing damage to the articles in question, the cargo area, or both.
The problems associated with cargo shifting get worse as the size and mass of the article being transported grow.
For larger and heavier items, such as might be transported in pickup trucks, the cargo restraining systems get more elaborate and require a good deal of buckling, tying down and / or other preparation before travel.

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[0033]Referring to FIG. 1, one embodiment of a cargo organizer, indicated generally at 100, has three main components: a base 102, a first upstanding organizer wall 104 and a second upstanding organizer wall 106. The walls 104 and 106 are assembled to the base 106 so as to form a rigid corner having three sides, as might conveniently receive a six-sided rectangular prism box or carton of the conventional type (not shown). While the illustrated embodiments position organizer walls 104 and 106 at right angles to each other, walls 104 and 106 can be disposed at 60 degrees to each other, 120 degrees to each other or at other angles. The base 102 has a flat base plate 108 which extends horizontally forwardly from wall 104 and from wall 106. The base plate 108 is adapted to be placed underneath an article (not shown) to be contained or restrained. Plate 108 is used to transmit the weight of the contents being contained or restrained (such as a carton) onto the bottom surface of the base 1...

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Abstract

A cargo organizer has a base and one or more upstanding walls. The organizer walls are joined to the base by inserting barbs disposed on the lower surface of the walls into respective barb receivers. In one embodiment, side margins of the barb receivers mate with side margins of recesses in the lower margin of the wall. Relieved areas formed in the front surface of the organizer wall mate with upstanding plates of the base.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This Application is a division of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 530,277 filed Oct. 31, 2014, owned by the Applicant hereof. The entire disclosure and drawings of the foregoing application are fully incorporated by reference herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]It is a commonplace that articles being transported by vehicles often are much smaller in size than the cargo area in which they are placed. Without restraint, such articles may have a tendency to shift as the vehicle is accelerated, decelerated or turned, sometimes causing damage to the articles in question, the cargo area, or both. Cargo organizers and restraining systems have therefore been developed to stop the shifting or rolling of articles as they are being transported. Several such cargo organizers have been developed for relatively small articles or collections of same, as might be employed within the trunk of an automobile or the cargo area of a minivan. Representative of ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60R11/00B65D6/34
CPCB60R11/00B60R2011/005B60R2011/0003B65D11/22B60P7/0892
Inventor MASANEK, JR., FREDERICK W.IVERSON, DAVID S.NOWAK, RADOSLAW
Owner MACNEIL IP