Cargo bed storage structure for a vehicle
AssigneeNissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
InventorMark D. Snyder
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Abstract
A cargo bed storage structure is provided for a vehicle. The cargo bed storage structure includes a cargo bed having a floor and a wall. The wall has a first portion extending substantially perpendicularly from the floor and a second portion extending inboard from the first portion. An attachment member is fixed to a lower surface of the second portion of the wall. A tie-down device has a first end that is fixed to the first portion of the wall. The tie-down device is operative in a stowed configuration and a usage configuration. The second end of the tie-down device is releasably engaged with the attachment member when the tie-down device is in the stowed configuration such that the tie-down device is disposed entirely outboard of an inboard distal end of the second portion of the wall.
Claims13
A cargo bed storage structure for a vehicle, comprising:
- a cargo bed including a floor, and a wall with the wall having a first portion extending substantially perpendicularly from the floor and a second portion extending inboard from the first portion and defining a lower surface facing the floor;
- an attachment member fixed to the lower surface of the second portion of the wall;
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- a tie-down device having a first end and a second end with the first end being fixed to the first portion of the wall, the tie-down device operative in a stowed configuration and a usage configuration,
- the second end of the tie-down device being releasably engaged with the attachment member when the tie-down device is in the stowed configuration such that the tie-down device is disposed entirely outboard of an inboard distal end of the second portion of the wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.