US 10,093,241 B2 · Trunk mounted storage rack for sport utility vehicles

Abstract

A trunk mounted storage rack for sport utility vehicles (SUV) securely restrains grocery bags and prevents damage to fragile items contained therein. The trunk mounted storage rack includes a top shelf, a center shelf, a bottom shelf, an upper support frame, a center support frame, a lower support frame, a safety net, and a top-level barrier. The top shelf, the center shelf, and the bottom shelf are sized to closely fit in the trunk of the SUV. The center support frame suspends the top shelf over the center shelf. Similarly, the lower support frame suspends the center shelf and the top shelf over the bottom shelf. The upper support frame allows the top-level barrier and the safety net to mount onto the top shelf. The safety net prevents grocery bags from falling out of the back of the top shelf, the center shelf, and the bottom shelf.

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Dependent claims

A trunk mounted storage rack for sport utility vehicles comprises:

a top shelf;
a center shelf;
a bottom shelf;
an upper support frame;
a center support frame;
a lower support frame;
a safety net;
a top-level barrier;
the bottom shelf being terminally attached to the lower support frame;
the center shelf being terminally attached to the lower support frame, opposite the bottom shelf;
the center support frame being terminally attached to the center shelf, opposite the lower support frame;
the top shelf being terminally attached to the center support frame, opposite the center shelf;
the upper support frame being terminally attached to the top shelf, opposite the center support frame;
the top-level barrier being laterally mounted to the upper support frame;
an upper portion of the safety net being tensionably attached to the upper support frame, opposite the top-level barrier;
a central portion of the safety net being tensionably attached to the top shelf and the center shelf;
and
a lower portion of the safety net being tensionably attached to the bottom shelf.

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A trunk mounted storage rack for sport utility vehicles comprises:

a top shelf;
a center shelf;
a bottom shelf;
an upper support frame;
a center support frame;
a lower support frame;
a safety net;
a top-level barrier;
the bottom shelf being terminally attached to the lower support frame;
the center shelf being terminally attached to the lower support frame, opposite the bottom shelf;
the center support frame being terminally attached to the center shelf, opposite the lower support frame;
the top shelf being terminally attached to the center support frame, opposite the center shelf;
the upper support frame being terminally attached to the top shelf, opposite the center support frame;
the top-level barrier being laterally mounted to the upper support frame;
an upper portion of the safety net being tensionably attached to the upper support frame, opposite the top-level barrier;
a central portion of the safety net being tensionably attached to the center shelf;
a lower portion of the safety net being tensionably attached to the bottom shelf;
and
the undersides of the top shelf, the center shelf, and the bottom shelf being ribbed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Trunk mounted storage rack for sport utility vehicles

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Trunk mounted storage rack for sport utility vehicles

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Abstract

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