Adjustable storage system for a vehicle
AssigneePrince Corporation
InventorsGordon J. Stannis, David A. Muyres
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Abstract
An adjustable storage system is provided which includes a flat base, an upstanding fixed side attached to the base, and an adjustable slideable side which slides laterally on the base and cooperates with the fixed side to provide lateral support and containment for packages placed therebetween. A guiding mechanism allows the sliding side to move freely. The system further includes a locking mechanism to secure the slideable side in a given location. The slideable side also includes a hand grip and thumb control button operably connected to the locking mechanism to lock and unlock the slideable side. The preferred embodiment also includes a telescoping member which extends between the fixed and slideable sides to support the sides and to prevent packages from tipping.
Claims25
An adjustable storage system for vehicles comprising:
- a substantially flat base including means for securing said base within a vehicle;
- an upright fixed planar sidewall attached to the flat base;
- an upright movable planar sidewall which is slideably adjustable and which cooperates with said fixed sidewall to provide lateral support to packages placed therebetween, said movable planar sidewall including first and second ends and being oriented generally parallel to said fixed planar sidewall;
- means for slideably mounting said movable sidewall to said base for movement toward and away from said fixed sidewall;
- cable means coupled to said first and second ends of said movable sidewall and said base for maintaining the general parallel orientation of said movable planar sidewall to said fixed planar sidewall as said movable planar sidewall is moved to thereby prevent binding as said movable sidewall is moved against packages placed on said base, said cable being substantially fixed in length;
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- means for locking said movable sidewall into at least one use position.
An adjustable storage system for vehicles comprising:
- a substantially flat base including means for securing said base within a vehicle;
- an upright fixed planar sidewall attached to the flat base;
- an upright movable planar sidewall which is slideably adjustable and which cooperates with said fixed sidewall to provide lateral support to packages placed therebetween;
- means for slideably mounting said movable sidewall to said base for movement toward and away from said fixed sidewall;
- means coupled to said movable sidewall and said base for guiding said movable sidewall to prevent binding as said movable sidewall is moved against packages placed on said base;
- means for locking said movable sidewall into at least one use position;
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- at least one telescoping member extending between said fixed sidewall and said movable sidewall to provide additional lateral support for packages placed between said fixed and movable sidewall.
An adjustable storage system for vehicles comprising:
- a substantially flat base including means for securing said base within a vehicle, said base including first and second laterally extending slots;
- an upright fixed planar sidewall attached to the flat base;
- an upright movable planar sidewall which is slideably adjustable and which cooperates with said fixed sidewall to provide lateral support to packages placed therebetween said movable sidewall including a first and second end, and further including a first and a second slide extending from said first and second ends respectively for extending through said first and second laterally extending slots in said base for slideably supporting said movable sidewall on said base, said planar sidewall including a hand grip defined in part by an opening located in said first end, said hand grip including a control button thereon positioned adjacent said opening so that the fingers of an operator can be placed through said opening with the operator's thumb being located proximate said control button;
- means for slideably mounting said movable sidewall to said base for movement toward and away from said fixed sidewall;
- means coupled to said movable sidewall and said base for guiding said movable sidewall to prevent binding as said movable sidewall is moved against packages placed on said base;
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- means for locking said movable sidewall into at least one use position.
An adjustable storage system for vehicles comprising:
- a generally U-shaped platform including a base and a pair of sidewalls defining an open end, said platform shaped for placing packages thereon through said open end;
- an upstanding divider wall slideably fixed to said base and laterally moveable from side to side on said base to provide lateral support to contain packages between said divider wall and at least one of said sidewalls, said divider wall including first and second ends and being oriented generally parallel to said pair of sidewalls;
- cable means coupled to said first and second ends of said divider wall and said base for maintaining the general parallel orientation of said divider wall to said pair of sidewalls as said divider wall moves laterally on said base between said sidewalls to thereby prevent binding of said divider wall on said base, said cable being substantially fixed in length;
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- means for locking said divider wall at a selected use position on said base.
An adjustable storage system for vehicles comprising:
- a generally U-shaped platform including a base and a pair of sidewalls defining an open end, said platform shaped for placing packages thereon through said open end;
- an upstanding divider wall slideably fixed to said base and laterally moveable from side to side on said base to provide lateral support to contain packages between said divider wall and at least one of said sidewalls;
- means coupled to said divider wall and said base for guiding said divider wall as said divider wall moves laterally on said base between said sidewalls to prevent binding of said divider wall on said base;
- means for locking said divider wall at a selected use position on said base;
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- a telescoping member extending between at lest one sidewall of said base and said divider wall to provide additional lateral support for packages.
An adjustable storage system comprising:
- a generally U-shaped platform including a base and a pair of sidewalls defining an open end, said platform shaped for placing packages thereon through said open end;
- an upstanding divider wall slideably fixed to said base and laterally movable from side-to-side on said base to provide lateral support to contain packages between said divider wall and at least one of said sidewalls;
- said base including first and second laterally extending slots, and said divider wall including first and second ends, and further including a first and a second slide extending from said first and second ends respectively for extending into said first and second laterally extending slots in said base for slideably supporting said divider wall on said base;
- said divider wall including a hand grip defining in part by an opening located in said first end, said hand grip including a control button thereon positioned adjacent said opening so that the fingers of an operator can be placed through said opening with the operator's thumb being located approximate said control button;
- means coupled to said divider wall and said base for guiding said divider wall as said divider wall moves laterally on said base between said sidewalls to prevent binding as said divider wall is moved against packages placed on said base;
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- means for locking said divider wall in at least one use position on said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.