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US 12,686,338 B1Granted
Method for providing a customizable vehicle cargo platform
Assignee63 Industries, LLC
InventorTasche Streib
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Abstract
A method for providing a universal vehicle cargo system that can be customized by the user for use with any vehicle, can carry numerous types of specialty cargo/equipment, and provides the ability to secure equipment using different types of securing systems. The universal vehicle cargo system is assembled from interchangeable rigid frame sections that can be cut to a desired length; multifunction frame body sections that can also be cut to a desired length; multifunction frame corner units; and one or more frame support legs that can be cut to a desired length and/or one or more vehicle connection devices. Thus the universal vehicle cargo system is designed to be customizable in length, width, and height according to the needs of the user.
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A method for providing a universal vehicle cargo system, the method comprising:
- providing at least four multifunction frame corner units, each of the at least four multifunction frame corner units having at least two rigid frame section attachment positions;
- providing at least four rigid frame sections, each of the rigid frame sections having a rigid frame section first end and a rigid frame section second end, opposite the rigid frame section first end, each of the rigid frame sections having a longitudinal axis extending from the rigid frame section first end to the rigid frame section second end;
- cutting the at least four rigid frame sections to a desired length;
- removably attaching each of the rigid frame section ends to a respective rigid frame section attachment position of one of the four multifunction frame corner units such that the rigid frame sections form a universal vehicle cargo system frame such that each rigid frame section longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the adjacent rigid frame section;
- providing two or more frame support legs;
- cutting each of the two or more frame support legs to a desired length;
- attaching each of the two or more frame support legs to a respective one of the multifunction frame corner units;
- providing at least one multifunction frame body section;
- cutting the at least one multifunction frame body section to a desired length;
- positioning each of the at least one multifunction frame body sections on a respective one of the at least four rigid frame sections such that the each of the at least one multifunction frame body sections encloses at least part of a respective one of the at least four rigid frame sections;
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- attaching the universal vehicle cargo system to a vehicle.
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A method comprising:
- providing a vehicle, the vehicle having a vehicle floor and at least one vehicle seat hinge;
- providing at least one universal vehicle cargo system, the at least one universal vehicle cargo system including:
- at least four multifunction frame corner units, each of the at least four multifunction frame corner units having at least two rigid frame section attachment positions;
- at least four rigid frame sections cut to a desired length, each of the rigid frame sections having a rigid frame section first end and a rigid frame section second end, opposite the rigid frame section first end, each of the rigid frame sections having a longitudinal axis extending from the rigid frame section first end to the rigid frame section second end,
- wherein each of the rigid frame section ends is attached to a respective rigid frame section attachment position of one of the four multifunction frame corner units such that the rigid frame sections form a universal vehicle cargo system frame such that each rigid frame section longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the adjacent rigid frame section;
- at least one multifunction frame body section cut to a desired length, wherein each of the at least one multifunction frame body sections at least partially encloses one of the at least four rigid frame sections, the at least one multifunction frame body section including at least one multifunctional feature;
- two or more frame support legs, each of the two or more frame support legs being cut to a desired length and attached to a respective one of the multifunction frame corner units, two of the two or more support legs being attached to a respective first and second one of the multifunction frame corner units;
- at least one seat hinge connection device, each of the at least one seat hinge connection devices being connected to a multifunction frame corner unit other than the first and second one of the multifunction frame corner units,
- wherein, each of the at least one of the seat hinge connection devices is also connected to at least one seat hinge of the vehicle to secure the universal vehicle cargo system to the vehicle;
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- one or more interchangeable racks removably positioned within, and supported by, the universal vehicle cargo system frame.
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A method for providing a universal vehicle cargo system, the method comprising:
- providing at least four multifunction frame corner units, each of the at least four multifunction frame corner units having at least two rigid frame section attachment positions;
- providing at least four rigid frame sections, each of the rigid frame sections having a rigid frame section first end and a rigid frame section second end, opposite the rigid frame section first end, each of the rigid frame sections having a longitudinal axis extending from the rigid frame section first end to the rigid frame section second end;
- cutting the at least four rigid frame sections to a desired length;
- removably attaching each of the rigid frame section ends to a respective rigid frame section attachment position of one of the four multifunction frame corner units such that the rigid frame sections form a first level universal vehicle cargo system frame such that each rigid frame section longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the adjacent rigid frame section;
- providing two or more frame support legs;
- cutting each of the two or more frame support legs to a desired length;
- attaching each of the two or more frame support legs to a respective one of the multifunction frame corner units;
- attaching the first level universal vehicle cargo system frame to a vehicle;
- providing at least four additional multifunction frame corner units, each of the at least four additional multifunction frame corner units having at least two rigid frame section attachment positions;
- providing at least four additional rigid frame sections, each of the additional rigid frame sections having a rigid frame section first end and a rigid frame section second end, opposite the rigid frame section first end, each of the additional rigid frame sections having a longitudinal axis extending from the rigid frame section first end to the rigid frame section second end;
- cutting the at least four additional rigid frame sections to a desired length;
- removably attaching each of the additional rigid frame section ends to a respective rigid frame section attachment position of one of the four additional multifunction frame corner units such that the rigid frame sections form a second level universal vehicle cargo system frame such that each additional rigid frame section longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the adjacent additional rigid frame section;
- providing two or more additional frame support legs;
- cutting each of the two or more additional frame support legs to a desired length;
- attaching each of the two or more additional frame support legs to a respective one of the additional multifunction frame corner units;
- providing at least one multifunction frame body section;
- cutting the at least one multifunction frame body section to a desired length;
- positioning each of the at least one multifunction frame body sections on a respective one of the rigid frame sections such that the each of the at least one multifunction frame body sections encloses at least part of a respective one of the rigid frame sections;
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- removably attaching the second level universal vehicle cargo system frame to the first level universal vehicle cargo system frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.