Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R7/00—Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps
  • B60R7/02—Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps in separate luggage compartment

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• the present invention relates to a device for stabilizing objects in the boot of a vehicle, in particular an automobile.
• Is known according to American patent 4,027,892 u device for stabilizing objects inside the loading surface of a vehicle which comprises a plate having holes intended to receive nipples formed on small plates supporting one or more organs vertical intended to stabilize objects placed on this plate.
• the drawback of this device lies in the fact that the aforementioned nipple members are bulky and therefore difficult to store in the boot of a car.
• the aim of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by creating a stabilization device, simple to implement which is effective and which does not clutter the interior of the vehicle trunk.
• the device for stabilizing objects in the boot of a vehicle, in particular of an automobile comprising a plate intended to be placed on the bottom of the boot, this plate having regularly distributed holes and a series of members intended to be inserted vertically in the holes, to stabilize the objects, is characterized in that the said members are plugs and that the plate has cavities molded therein and shaped to receive the unused plugs in position lying down.
• the cavities in the plate are used to store the unused cards in such a way that the presence of these does not interfere with the placement of objects on the plate. Furthermore, since the unused plugs are well wedged in the cavities molded in the plate, these plugs do not risk moving during the movement of the vehicle.
• the plate may be of molded plastic, while the plugs may be of light metal alloy or also of plastic.
• each of the holes is formed in a sheath extending to from the surface of the plate intended to receive the objects to be wedged.
• the length of the sleeves is such that when the plate is placed on the covering of the trunk bottom, the sleeves are in contact with this covering
• edges of these sheaths prevent any sliding of the plate on the lining of the trunk and thus avoid the use of any additional means of fixing the plate to the bottom of the trunk.
• the plate comprises hollow parts bordered by two pairs of orthogonal grooves, the distance between two hollow parts being adapted to the length of the plugs.
• the opposite ends of these plugs are located in line with the recessed portions. These allow the user to easily release the cards from their embedded position in the plate, by sliding a finger between one end of a card and the corresponding hollow part of the plate.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the open cabinet of an automobile, a stabilization device according to the invention being placed on the bottom of this chest
• FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of the plate of the device according to the invention, showing the surface intended to receive the objects to be stabilized
• FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2, showing the surface intended to be in contact with the bottom of the boot,
• FIG. 4 is a sectional view along pla IV-IV of Figure 2, also showing a plug planted in a hole in the plate
• FIG. 5 is a sectional view along pla
• FIG. 6 to 8 are schematic views showing the different possible positions for a plug
• Figure 9 is a partial plan view of a plate, showing a plug embedded in the surface of this plate,
• - Figure 10 is a partial top view of a plate according to an alternative embodiment
• - Figure 11 is a sectional view along the plane
• the device for stabilizing objects 1, 2 in the trunk 3 of a motor vehicle comprises a plate 4 placed on the bottom 5 of the trunk 3, cett plate 4 having holes 6 regularly distributed, and a series of plugs 7 inserted vertically in the holes
• the plate is preferably made of material injection molded thermoplastic.
• the sheets 7 are preferably made of plastic or a light metal alloy, such as 1 alpax duralumine.
• the plate 4 comprises (see FIG. 2) on its surface intended to receive the objects to be stabilized a series of elementary square surfaces 8 regularly distributed, separated by a series of rectilinear and orthogonal grooves 9, 10 (see FIG. 4), some of these square elementary surfaces (in the example shown one with a hole 6 for fixing a plug 7.
• the distribution of these holes 6 is such that the holes aligned in a row are staggered with respect to the holes in neighboring rows
• Each of the holes 6 is formed (see FIG. 4) by a sheath 11 extending from the corresponding square elemental surface 8 in a direction opposite to the surface of the plate 4 intended to receive the objects to be wedged.
• the length of the sleeves 11 is greater than the depth of grooves 10 of the plate 4 so that the edge 11a of the sleeves 11 comes into contact with the bottom 5 of the chest.
• the sleeves 11 have (see FIGS. 3 and 4) radial lateral fins 12, the edges 11a opposite to the surface of the plate 4 intended to receive the wedging objects are located in the same plane, these edges 11a being connected along a sharp edge. 11b with the lateral edges 12a corresponding to the fins 12.
• the sheets 7 are shaped so as to be able to fit flat in the grooves 9, TjQ of the plate 4.
• Each plug 7 (see FIGS. 4, 5, 9) comprises parallel branches 13, 14 connected at their opposite ends by spacers 15, 16, a third spacer 17 being provided at mid-height of the plug.
• the section of the branches 13, 14 and the spacer 17 is substantially equal to that of the grooves 9, 10 of the plate.
• the spacer 15 carries a finger 18 intended to be engaged in a hole 6 in the plate 4.
• the plate 4 comprises, in the alignment of certain rows (one on of in the example shown), elementary square surfaces of the recessed parts 19, in the form of a portion of a sphere edge by two pairs of orthogonal grooves 9, 10.
• the distance between two hollow parts of the same row is adapted to the length of the plugs 7.
• the end spacers 15, 16 are located at the right of two hollow parts 19 and thus allow these spacers 15 to be accommodated. , 16.
• the face 20 of the end spacer turned towards the inside of the plug 7 is bevelled, which allows the user to engage a finger between the spacer 16 and the corresponding hollow part 19 to release the plug 7 from its housing in the plate 4.
• the distance between the hollow parts 19 in the direction of the grooves 10 is equal to the distance between the hollow parts 19 in the direction of the grooves 9.
• the user can thus house the sheets 7 according to one or the other of these two directions
• the holes 6 formed in the plate 4 and the finger elongated by the plugs 7 have a substantially equal square section.
• the finger carried by the plugs 7 is offset relative to the midline between the branches 13, 14 of the plugs.
• the technical advantages of this arrangement are shown in Figures 6 to 8.
• each plug 7 in a hole 6 of square section in three different positions depending on whether there is between the object 2 to be wedged and the hole 6 a substantially zero clearance (case in FIG. 6), a large clearance jl but less than the distance between two adjacent holes 6 (case of FIG. 7), or an intermediate clearance J2 (case of FIG. 8).
• the user thus has a convenient means of catching up the wedging games that may exist between an object and the holes 6 for inserting the plugs 7.
• These fins 12 at the same time provide the sheaths 1 with perfect rigidity which prevents excessive bending of the sheets 7 on either side of their vertical position under the effect of the stresses exerted by the objects against these sheets 7 during the movement of 1 automobile.
• the unused cards are easily stored in the recesses formed in the plate 4, so that these cards do not take up the space available on the plate 4 for placing other objects and are immediately close at hand.
• the device for stabilizing objects in the trunk of a vehicle comprises a plate 100 intended to be placed on the bottom of the trunk.
• This plate 100 is made of molded plastic and has holes 101 of square secti, regularly distributed and a series of cards not shown but similar to the cards 7 described above, intended to be inserted vertically in the holes 101 to wedge the objects.
• the plate 101 has cavities 102 molded from the top surface thereof (see FIG. 10) and shaped to receive the unused cards, flat or while lying down.
• each cavity 102 includes two grooves 103, 10 parallel, located on either side of a row of tro 101, intended to receive the parallel branches of a fi 7 and grooves 105, 106 perpendicular to the two aforementioned parallel grooves intended to receive a spacer of a plug.
• each cavity 102 has at its opposite ends a recess ent 107 of square shape adapted to receive either the upper part of a plug or its lower part comprising the finger intended to be introduced into a hole in the plate 100.
• each recess 107 comprises, as indicated above, a spherical surface 108 (see also FIG. 11) which makes it possible to facilitate the removal of the plugs housed in the cavities 102.
• the holes are formed in sheaths 109 (see FIGS. 11 and 12) the latter being connected together by diagonal ribs 110 (see FIG. 12) ensuring the rigidity of the assembly.
• These ribs 110 also make it possible to obtain an excellent attachment of the bottom surface of the plate 100 to the surface on which it is intended to be placed.
• the cavities 102 molded into the plate 100 serven to place flat the cards which are not used to stabilize objects. In this position, the plugs do not clutter the top of the plate so that they do not interfere with the placement of objects on this plate. In addition, since the plugs are perfectly wedged in the cavities 102, they are not likely to come out of them during the movement of the vehicle.
• the holes 6 and the fingers 18 of the sheets could have a hexagonal or other polygonal shape, which would allow the user to increase the number of possible positions of each sheet as a function of the distances between the object to be wedged and the plate holes.
• the plate 4 can be produced in different dimensions adapted to those of the trunks of automobiles.
• each plate 4 could be constituted by different plate elements assembled to each other by quick fixing means.
• the shape of the cavities 102 and their arrangement in the plate 100 may be different from those described, provided that these cavities can accommodate unused plugs. It is however advantageous that the shape and dimensions of the cavities 102 and therefore those of the plugs allow these cavities to be inserted between the holes 101 without altering the regularity of the distribution and alignment of these holes.
• the number of cavities 102 can be limited to the number of plugs used, so that these cavities occupy only a reduced area of the plate, most of the surface of these being smooth.
• the small rectangular surfaces delimited by the grooves 102, 103, 104, 105 and 106 are preferably located at the same level as the entire surface of the plate, as seen in FIG. 2.
• the plate 4, 100 could be made of metal wire, welded wire mesh, and shaped so as to have plug-in holes for the plugs 7 and cavities for accommodating the latter flat.
• the sheets 7 could have a structure different from that described, provided that this allows their accommodation in the supine position in cavities or recesses ents formed in the plate.

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• 1987
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