Cargo management system including a vehicle load floor having a vehicle component restraining feature

A cargo management system including a carpeted vehicle load floor to compartmentalize a cargo area into an upper compartment and a covered lower compartment, the system comprising:

• a first panel having a first depression of a first predetermined depth;
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• a carpeted, compression-molded, composite second panel having a second depression of a second predetermined depth, the second panel including first and second outer layers and a core positioned between the outer layers and having a plurality of cavities wherein the first and second outer layers are bonded to the core by press molding and wherein a portion of the second panel is locally crushed by the press molding to form the second depression wherein component engaging opposed surfaces of the first and second depressions cooperate to restrain movement of a vehicle component positioned in a cavity defined by the first and second depressions between the first and second panels and prevent sudden transfer of vehicle component weight during vehicle acceleration and deceleration without a need for a separate cargo management, organization or restraint subsystem beneath the load floor and wherein the second panel further includes a substantially continuous carpet layer bonded to an outer surface of the first outer layer.

A cargo management system including a carpeted, thermoplastic vehicle load floor to compartmentalize a cargo area into an upper compartment and a covered lower compartment, the system comprising:

• a first panel having a first depression of a first predetermined depth;
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• a carpeted, compression-molded, composite second panel having a second depression of a second predetermined depth, the second panel including first and second thermoplastic outer layers and a thermoplastic core positioned between the outer layers and having a plurality of cavities wherein the first and second outer layers are bonded to the core by press molding and wherein a portion of the second panel is locally crushed by the press molding to form the second depression wherein component engaging opposed surfaces of the first and second depressions cooperate to restrain movement of a vehicle component positioned in a cavity defined by the first and second depressions between the first and second panels and prevent sudden transfer of vehicle component weight during vehicle acceleration and deceleration without a need for a separate cargo management, organization or restraint subsystem beneath the load floor and wherein the second panel further includes a substantially continuous, thermoplastic carpet layer bonded to an outer surface of the first outer layer.