Cargo transfer system
OwnerAlan S Poudrierinventor
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Abstract
A cargo movement system for a pickup truck uses a pair of coextensive longitudinal rails that are each attached to a side of the interior of a bed of a pickup so as to be coextensive with one another. Roller bearings are provided on each rail allowing that a carriage to roll longitudinally back and forth along these rails. Removable legs are attached to the carriage as it exits the bed of the truck to support the carriage above ground when not in the bed. A hoist is removably attachable to one side of the device in order to move relatively heavy or bulky items such as a removable roof of the vehicle.
Claims16
A cargo mover for use with a vehicle, the vehicle having a bed with a bottom and a first inner sidewall and a coextensive second inner sidewall, the cargo mover comprising:
- a first roller rail adapted to be secured to the first inner sidewall of the vehicle;
- a second roller rail adapted to be secured to the second inner sidewall of the vehicle so that the first roller rail and the second roller rail are coextensive and parallel with one another and are located on the same plane;
- a first series of roller bearings located on the first roller rail facing upwardly;
- a second series of roller bearings located on the second roller rail facing upwardly;
- a carriage having a first runner and a parallel second runner connected to the first runner by a series of cross rails, the carriage positioned such that the first runner sits atop the first roller bearings of the first roller rail and the second runner sits atop the second roller bearings of the second roller rail so that the carriage slides back and forth along the first roller rail and the second roller rail;
- a first post extending downwardly from the first roller rail and adapted to be seated atop the bottom of the bed of the vehicle;
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- a second post extending downwardly from the second roller rail and adapted to be seated atop the bottom of the bed of the vehicle.
A cargo mover for use with a vehicle, the vehicle having a bed with a bottom and a first inner sidewall and a coextensive second inner sidewall, the cargo mover comprising:
- a first roller rail adapted to be secured to the first inner sidewall of the vehicle;
- a second roller rail adapted to be secured to the second inner sidewall of the vehicle so that the first roller rail and the second roller rail are coextensive and parallel with one another and are located on the same plane;
- a first series of roller bearings located on the first roller rail facing upwardly;
- a second series of roller bearings located on the second roller rail facing upwardly;
- a carriage having a first runner and a parallel second runner connected to the first runner by a series of cross rails, the carriage positioned such that the first runner sits atop the first roller bearings of the first roller rail and the second runner sits atop the second roller bearings of the second roller rail so that the carriage slides back and forth along the first roller rail and the second roller rail;
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- wherein the cross rails each have a first end with a first hollow interior and an opposing second end with a second hollow interior.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.