US 12,734,954 B1Granted

Cargo management system

AssigneeTmat Products, LLC

InventorsBrock Thomas Buchanan, Kenneth Austin, Nicholas Timura, Raymond Timura

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Abstract

A cargo management system has at least one cargo mat and at least one cargo manager, which may be a cargo manager assembly. The cargo mat has a top surface, a bottom surface, at least one sidewall, and at least one cavity configured to accept a cargo manager. The mat cavity extends from the top surface toward the bottom surface, and has at least one locking aperture configured to retain a locking fastener. In some instances the cargo manager does not extend past the mat bottom surface when the locking fastener is attached to the mat locking aperture. The cargo mat may have at least one assembly tab and at least one assembly groove, allowing subsequent cargo mats to interact, forming a modular network of cargo mats.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A cargo management system (100) comprising:

at least one cargo mat (200) having a mat top surface (210), a mat bottom surface (211), at least one mat sidewall (220), at least one mat cavity (300) extending from the mat top surface toward the mat bottom surface, and at least one mat locking aperture (310);
and
at least one cargo manager (400) having at least one locking fastener (404);
wherein the at least one mat cavity comprises at least one mat cavity sidewall (320) and a mat cavity base (370) extending between each mat cavity sidewall of the at least one mat cavity sidewall from a mat cavity sidewall juncture (372);
wherein at least one mat locking aperture of the at least one mat locking aperture is a through-opening in at least one mat cavity sidewall of the at least one mat cavity sidewall;
and
wherein at least one locking fastener of the at least one locking fastener is configured to interact with at least one mat locking aperture of the at least one mat locking aperture to securely attach the at least one cargo manager to the at least one cargo mat.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 19/285,751Filed 30 Jul 2025 · us provisional application
Priority: 11 Jul 2025
Granted: 15 Sep 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B60P 7/0815
Attachment points: attachment rails or trellis
B60P 7/135
Securing of load: securing or supporting by load bracing means
B60P 7/0892
Securing to the vehicle floor or sides: by preventing lateral movement of the load, e.g. using stop blocks
B60R 2013/018
Liners for load platforms or load compartments: connection or positioning of adjacent panels