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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1999
James J. Mastrangelo, Troy, MI (US);
Gregory J. Vishey, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Daniel E. Hawkins, Milford, MI (US);
Wendy M. Beadle, Macomb, MI (US);
John J. Blewett, Waterford, MI (US);
Joseph M. Heilig, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A storage system for a motor vehicle having a floor includes a plurality of retainer brackets adapted to be secured to the floor, and a base having a body and a plurality of mounting brackets attached to the body. The body has first and second inclined tracks. The mounting brackets are engageable with the retainer brackets so as to secure the base to the floor. At least one of the mounting brackets is moveable with respect to the body so that the at least one mounting bracket may be engaged with a respective retainer bracket after the body is positioned with respect to the floor. Furthermore, the storage system includes a movable storage unit having a plurality of wheels that are engageable with the tracks.