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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2003
Hans Jürgen Caro, Wuppertal, DE;
Bernd Deissmann, Remscheid, DE;
Siggi Fischer, Leverkusen, DE;
Dieter Handke, Wermelskirchen, DE;
Ralf Hoge, Radevormwald, DE;
Christian Schulz, Leichlingen, DE;
Frank Müller, Cologne, DE;
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention concerns a system for storing cargo within a vehicle. The invention is characterized by a support device ( ), attached or attachable in the cargo area ( ) of the vehicle, for cargo receiving means ( ). The support device ( ) is pivotable, after the cargo receiving means ( ) have been removed and/or collapsed flat, from a utilization position (A) lying on a cargo area floor ( ), about a pivot axis (Y) extending in the vicinity of the cargo area floor ( ) approximately parallel thereto, into a non-utilization position (B) lying approximately parallel to and in the vicinity of a vehicle partition ( ) delimiting the cargo area ( ), and thereby uncovering the vehicle floor ( ).