Trolley System For Cargo Vehicles
AssigneeMorgan Olson Corporation
InventorsJohn Monnin, Ellen Dzierzyc
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Abstract
A trolley system for use in a cargo area of a vehicle, including an elongated main rail having a first end and a second end adjacent to an access opening of the cargo area. A swing arm assembly has an elongated top rail pivotably mounted adjacent the second end of the main rail. The swing arm assembly is pivotable between a first position in which the first end of the top rail is disposed inside the cargo area and a second position in which the first end of the top rail extends outwardly through the access opening so that the longitudinal axis of the top rail is collinear with the longitudinal axis of the main rail.
Claims20
A trolley system for use in a cargo area of a vehicle, comprising:
- an elongated main rail secured to a side wall of the cargo area, the main rail having a longitudinal axis and including a first end disposed inside the cargo area and a second end adjacent to the an access opening of the cargo area;
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- a swing arm assembly including an elongated top rail pivotably mounted to the side wall of the cargo area adjacent to the second end of the main rail, the top rail having a first end and a longitudinal axis,
- wherein the swing arm assembly is pivotable between a first position in which the first end of the top rail of the swing arm assembly is disposed inside the cargo area and the longitudinal axis of the top rail is extending alongside and spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the main rail, and a second position in which the first end of the top rail extends outwardly through the access opening so that the first end of the top rail is disposed outside of the cargo area and the longitudinal axis of the top rail is collinear with or parallel or substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the main rail.
A trolley system for use in a cargo area of a vehicle, the cargo area having an access opening, the trolley system comprising:
- an elongated main rail having a first end and a second end, the main rail being mounted to a side wall of the cargo area;
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- a cargo bag assembly including a carrier and a cargo bag extending downwardly therefrom, the carrier being slidably supported on the main rail,
- wherein the first end of the main rail is disposed inside the cargo area of the vehicle, and
- wherein the second end of the main rail is movable from a first position in which the second end of the main rail is disposed inside the cargo area to a second position in which the second end of the main rail both extends outwardly through the access opening of the cargo area and is disposed outside the cargo area.
A vehicle comprising:
- a cargo area having an access opening;
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- a trolley system disposed in the cargo area, the trolley system comprising:
- an elongated main rail secured to a side wall of the cargo area, the main rail having a longitudinal axis and including a first end disposed inside the cargo area and a second end adjacent the access opening of the cargo area;
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- a swing arm assembly including an elongated top rail pivotably mounted to the side wall of the cargo area adjacent the second end of the main rail, the top rail having a longitudinal axis,
- wherein the swing arm assembly is pivotable between a first position in which a first end of the top rail of the swing arm assembly is disposed inside the cargo area and the longitudinal axis of the top rail is both parallel to and spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the main rail, and a second position in which the first end of the top rail extends outwardly through the access opening so that the first end of the top rail is disposed outside of the cargo area and the longitudinal axis of the top rail is collinear with or parallel or substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the main rail.
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