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- the present disclosure relates to vehicle cargo management systems, and more particularly to a vehicle cargo management system that employs a cross bar having a plurality of independent channels for accepting a plurality of independent tie down components.
- Vehicle cargo management systems are used with a wide variety of motor vehicles such as cars, vans, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), etc., to support, or hold stationary, a wide variety of cargo items or accessory attachments (e.g., bicycle racks; ski racks, etc.).
- cargo management systems are often used in the bed of a pickup truck to help support or restrict movement of various types of cargo, but are also frequently employed on the roof portion of a vehicle to support articles above the outer body surface of the vehicle.
- the cargo management system often employs a pair of side rails that are fixedly secured in spaced apart, parallel relation to one another. Typically one or more cross bars are secured at their opposite ends to the side rails.
- the cargo being transported is either supported on, or restrained by, the cross bar(s). Often it is helpful to secure the cargo to the cross bar(s) with tie down straps or cords (e.g., bungee cords or elastic rubber straps) that are secured to the cross bar(s).
- tie down straps or cords e.g., bungee cords or elastic rubber straps
- the present disclosure relates to a cargo management system for supporting and/or restraining articles that need to be transported on a motor vehicle. While the various embodiments discussed are especially well adapted for use with vehicles such as pickup trucks, the various embodiments are equally well adapted for use with other vehicles such as SUVs, vans, station wagons, etc.
- a cargo management system in which a pair of side rails are secured to opposing sidewalls in an interior area of a pickup truck bed.
- a cross bar assembly is supported at its opposite ends by locking mechanisms that enable the ends of the cross bar assembly to be secured to the side rails.
- the cross bar assembly has a cross bar component that has a plurality of independent channels that each can be used to accept various accessory elements, such as accessory attachments or tie down components.
- the channels extend parallel to one another and along a major portion of the length of the cross bar component.
- the cross bar assembly is also of sufficiently robust construction so that it can function to either support the weight of various cargo items thereon, or can be used as a bulkhead to restrain large (and/or heavy) items from moving within the pickup truck bed while the pickup truck is moving.
- a cross bar which is generally rectangularly shaped, when viewed end-wise, and includes parallel arranged channels on all four of its outer surfaces.
- the channels are able to accept accessory elements such as rotatable tie down components, bicycle racks, ski racks, etc.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pickup truck incorporating an embodiment of a cargo management system as described in the present application;
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of just the cargo management system
- FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view in accordance with section line 3 - 3 in FIG. 2 , showing the parallel arrangement of the channels of the cross bar of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cross bar of FIG. 3 illustrating an accessory attachment component (i.e., a rotatable tie down loop) positioned in one channel of the cross bar; and
- an accessory attachment component i.e., a rotatable tie down loop
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the cross bar of FIG. 3 that incorporates a plurality of spaced apart holes in at least one of the channels, to enable positive locking engagement of an external support assembly at specific points along the cross bar.
- FIG. 1 there is shown a motor vehicle 12 incorporating an embodiment of a cargo management system 10 in accordance with the present disclosure.
- the System 10 includes a pair of side rails 14 , 16 that are secured in opposed, facing relation to a corresponding pair of sidewalls 18 , 20 of a bed 22 of a pickup truck 24 .
- the system 10 could just as readily be employed on virtually any other type of motor vehicle.
- the system 10 could be employed on the roof of a sport utility vehicle (SUV), in the rear interior area of a cargo van, etc.
- SUV sport utility vehicle
- the depiction of the system 10 in the bed 22 of a pickup truck 24 is thus intended merely to represent one implementation of the system 10 .
- the cargo management system 10 by itself, is illustrated in perspective in FIG. 2 .
- the side rails 14 , 16 are secured to the sidewalls 18 , 20 by conventional fasteners (not shown), for example by RIVNUTS®, threaded fasteners or the like.
- Each side rail 14 , 16 has at least one channel formed therein, and the illustrated side rails 14 , 16 in this embodiment each have a pair of co-extending channels 26 , 28 arranged in vertical fashion.
- the side rails are used to support a cross bar assembly 30 .
- the cross bar assembly 30 has a cross bar component 32 and locking mechanisms 34 , 36 at its opposite ends. Locking mechanisms 34 , 36 engage with one or the other of each channel 26 or 28 in each side rail 14 , 16 to support the cross bar assembly 30 above a floor 32 of the bed 22 .
- the locking mechanisms 34 , 36 may comprise any type of mechanism that allows it to be quickly secured and released from its associated side rail 14 or 16 so that the cross bar assembly 30 can be secured at a desired position along the side rails 14 , 16 , and re-positioned at a new position if needed.
- Suitable locking mechanisms for use with the cross bar assembly are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,826,766, 5,833,103, 6,068,169 and 6,179,179, all assigned to the assignee of the present application, and all incorporated by reference herein into the present application.
- the crossbar component 32 in this example is generally rectangularly shaped, but it will be appreciated that other shapes could be used as well (e.g., oval, circular, etc.).
- the cross bar component 32 includes a plurality of parallel arranged channels 38 , 40 , 42 , 44 that each can be used to enable attachment elements, for example attachment accessories such as bicycle racks, ski racks, etc., or rotatable tie down loops, to be secured to each channel.
- Channel 38 is formed by a bottom wall 46 , side walls 48 , 50 and ledges 52 that extend perpendicularly from the side walls 48 .
- Channel 40 is formed by the sidewall 50 (which functions essentially as a bottom wall portion) and inwardly turned ledges 54 .
- Channel 42 is formed by a bottom wall 56 , portions of sidewalls 48 , 50 and inwardly extending ledges 58 .
- Channel 44 is formed by sidewall 48 (which functions essentially as a bottom wall portion), and inwardly turned ledges 60 .
- Bottom walls 46 and 56 create a closed off internal, centrally located channel 62 that is not used, but adds to the structural strength and rigidity of the cross bar component 32 without adding significantly to its overall weight.
- the channels 38 , 40 , 42 , 44 each extend preferably along at least a substantial portion of the length of the cross bar component 32 , and more preferably along the entire length thereof.
- the channels 38 , 40 , 42 , 44 could all be formed so as to have different cross sectional shapes, if needed, to accommodate specific accessory attachment structures or specific types of tie down loops through a method port at the end of each channel.
- the cross bar component 32 could be formed to have a circular, oval or trapezoidal shape, when viewed end-wise.
- the cross bar component 32 is preferably extruded from aluminum or a high strength plastic.
- the cross bar component 32 could potentially be formed from other manufacturing processes, such as roll forming a piece of aluminum stock, or possibly by molding. Both the roll forming and molding processes are likely to present more difficult challenges from a manufacturing standpoint than an extrusion process.
- the cross bar component 32 is illustrated with an accessory attachment 64 for a bicycle rack, and a rotatable tie down element 66 , secured to channels 38 and 40 , respectively.
- Accessory attachment 64 may correspond to a portion of a bicycle carrier, for example a bicycle carrier that is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,398,091 or 6,866,175, which are hereby incorporated by reference into the present application, or virtually any other form of accessory attachment that is cable of being attached to a channel of an elongated component.
- Rotatable tie down element 66 may correspond to that which is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,473,178 and 4,501,385, which are also incorporated by reference into the present application, as well as to any other form of tie down element that can be secured within a channel of an elongated element.
- channel 38 can be used to support a bicycle attachment (to thus carry a bicycle on the cross bar component 32 ) while channel 40 can be used with one or more tie down components (such as one or more of components 64 ) to secure a different piece of cargo being transported in the bed 22 , via a rubber strap, to the cross bar component 32 , or possibly even on the cross bar component 32 .
- tie down components such as one or more of components 64
- the attachment accessories and/or tie down components can be secured at needed points along the cross bar component 32 to best secure the cargo items to the cross bar component 32 .
- FIG. 5 illustrates an alternative cross bar component 32 ′ which is identical in construction to cross bar component 32 , but also includes pluralities of spaced apart holes 68 and 70 in each of the bottom wall 46 and side wall 50 . Holes 68 and 70 enable attachment accessories that include a locking pin to be used with the cross bar component 32 ′ so that an attachment accessory or tie down component can be even more positively secured at specific points along the length of the tie down component 38 .
- cross bar components 32 , 32 ′ described herein lend themselves well to be retrofitted to existing cargo management and vehicle article carrier systems.
- the obvious factors that need to be considered are the specific type/style of locking mechanism that need to be incorporated at the opposite ends of the cross bar component 32 or 32 , to engage with the specific style or side rails being used, and the overall length of the cross bar assembly 30 .
- the various forms of the cargo management system described herein thus enable a large plurality of accessory attachments and tie down components to be supported from a cross bar assembly, which significantly enhances the utility of the cargo management system in supporting and/or restraining various forms of cargo.
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- The present application is a non-provisional of U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 60/811,654, filed on Jun. 7, 2006, and incorporated by reference into the present application.
- The present disclosure relates to vehicle cargo management systems, and more particularly to a vehicle cargo management system that employs a cross bar having a plurality of independent channels for accepting a plurality of independent tie down components.
- Vehicle cargo management systems are used with a wide variety of motor vehicles such as cars, vans, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), etc., to support, or hold stationary, a wide variety of cargo items or accessory attachments (e.g., bicycle racks; ski racks, etc.). Such cargo management systems are often used in the bed of a pickup truck to help support or restrict movement of various types of cargo, but are also frequently employed on the roof portion of a vehicle to support articles above the outer body surface of the vehicle. In either application, the cargo management system often employs a pair of side rails that are fixedly secured in spaced apart, parallel relation to one another. Typically one or more cross bars are secured at their opposite ends to the side rails. The cargo being transported is either supported on, or restrained by, the cross bar(s). Often it is helpful to secure the cargo to the cross bar(s) with tie down straps or cords (e.g., bungee cords or elastic rubber straps) that are secured to the cross bar(s).
- It would be highly desirable to provide a cargo management system that makes use of a cross bar that allows quick and easy coupling of a wide variety of accessory attachments or tie-down straps, while still being sufficiently robust to support and/or restrain a wide variety of cargo items that need to be transported. It would further be desirable to provide such a cross bar that can be easily integrated for use with pre-existing article carrier systems with little or no modifications to the side rails of the pre-existing article carrier system.
- The present disclosure relates to a cargo management system for supporting and/or restraining articles that need to be transported on a motor vehicle. While the various embodiments discussed are especially well adapted for use with vehicles such as pickup trucks, the various embodiments are equally well adapted for use with other vehicles such as SUVs, vans, station wagons, etc.
- In one embodiment, a cargo management system is disclosed in which a pair of side rails are secured to opposing sidewalls in an interior area of a pickup truck bed. A cross bar assembly is supported at its opposite ends by locking mechanisms that enable the ends of the cross bar assembly to be secured to the side rails. The cross bar assembly has a cross bar component that has a plurality of independent channels that each can be used to accept various accessory elements, such as accessory attachments or tie down components. In one preferred form, the channels extend parallel to one another and along a major portion of the length of the cross bar component. The cross bar assembly is also of sufficiently robust construction so that it can function to either support the weight of various cargo items thereon, or can be used as a bulkhead to restrain large (and/or heavy) items from moving within the pickup truck bed while the pickup truck is moving.
- In one particular embodiment, a cross bar is disclosed which is generally rectangularly shaped, when viewed end-wise, and includes parallel arranged channels on all four of its outer surfaces. The channels are able to accept accessory elements such as rotatable tie down components, bicycle racks, ski racks, etc.
- Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. It should be understood that the description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
- The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pickup truck incorporating an embodiment of a cargo management system as described in the present application; -
FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of just the cargo management system; -
FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view in accordance with section line 3-3 inFIG. 2 , showing the parallel arrangement of the channels of the cross bar ofFIG. 2 ; and -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cross bar ofFIG. 3 illustrating an accessory attachment component (i.e., a rotatable tie down loop) positioned in one channel of the cross bar; and -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the cross bar ofFIG. 3 that incorporates a plurality of spaced apart holes in at least one of the channels, to enable positive locking engagement of an external support assembly at specific points along the cross bar. - The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, application, or uses.
- Referring to
FIG. 1 , there is shown a motor vehicle 12 incorporating an embodiment of acargo management system 10 in accordance with the present disclosure. TheSystem 10 includes a pair ofside rails sidewalls bed 22 of apickup truck 24. It will be appreciated immediately, however, that thesystem 10 could just as readily be employed on virtually any other type of motor vehicle. For example, thesystem 10 could be employed on the roof of a sport utility vehicle (SUV), in the rear interior area of a cargo van, etc. The depiction of thesystem 10 in thebed 22 of apickup truck 24 is thus intended merely to represent one implementation of thesystem 10. Thecargo management system 10, by itself, is illustrated in perspective inFIG. 2 . - The
side rails sidewalls side rail side rails co-extending channels FIG. 2 , the side rails are used to support across bar assembly 30. Thecross bar assembly 30 has across bar component 32 andlocking mechanisms Locking mechanisms channel side rail cross bar assembly 30 above afloor 32 of thebed 22. - The
locking mechanisms side rail cross bar assembly 30 can be secured at a desired position along theside rails - Referring to
FIG. 3 , an enlarged cross-sectional view of just thecross bar component 32 is shown. Thecrossbar component 32 in this example is generally rectangularly shaped, but it will be appreciated that other shapes could be used as well (e.g., oval, circular, etc.). Thecross bar component 32 includes a plurality of parallel arrangedchannels bottom wall 46,side walls side walls 48. Channel 40 is formed by the sidewall 50 (which functions essentially as a bottom wall portion) and inwardly turned ledges 54. Channel 42 is formed by abottom wall 56, portions ofsidewalls Bottom walls channel 62 that is not used, but adds to the structural strength and rigidity of thecross bar component 32 without adding significantly to its overall weight. Thechannels cross bar component 32, and more preferably along the entire length thereof. Furthermore, thechannels cross bar component 32 could be formed to have a circular, oval or trapezoidal shape, when viewed end-wise. - The
cross bar component 32 is preferably extruded from aluminum or a high strength plastic. However, thecross bar component 32 could potentially be formed from other manufacturing processes, such as roll forming a piece of aluminum stock, or possibly by molding. Both the roll forming and molding processes are likely to present more difficult challenges from a manufacturing standpoint than an extrusion process. - In
FIG. 4 , thecross bar component 32 is illustrated with anaccessory attachment 64 for a bicycle rack, and a rotatable tie downelement 66, secured tochannels Accessory attachment 64 may correspond to a portion of a bicycle carrier, for example a bicycle carrier that is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,398,091 or 6,866,175, which are hereby incorporated by reference into the present application, or virtually any other form of accessory attachment that is cable of being attached to a channel of an elongated component. Rotatable tie downelement 66 may correspond to that which is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,473,178 and 4,501,385, which are also incorporated by reference into the present application, as well as to any other form of tie down element that can be secured within a channel of an elongated element. - The ability to secure various forms of attachment accessories and/or tie down elements to
various channels cross bar component 32 significantly enhances the utility of thecross bar component 32. For example,channel 38 can be used to support a bicycle attachment (to thus carry a bicycle on the cross bar component 32) whilechannel 40 can be used with one or more tie down components (such as one or more of components 64) to secure a different piece of cargo being transported in thebed 22, via a rubber strap, to thecross bar component 32, or possibly even on thecross bar component 32. Since thechannels cross bar component 32, the attachment accessories and/or tie down components can be secured at needed points along thecross bar component 32 to best secure the cargo items to thecross bar component 32. -
FIG. 5 illustrates an alternativecross bar component 32′ which is identical in construction to crossbar component 32, but also includes pluralities of spaced apart holes 68 and 70 in each of thebottom wall 46 andside wall 50.Holes cross bar component 32′ so that an attachment accessory or tie down component can be even more positively secured at specific points along the length of the tie downcomponent 38. - A particular advantage of the
cross bar components cross bar component cross bar assembly 30. - The various forms of the cargo management system described herein thus enable a large plurality of accessory attachments and tie down components to be supported from a cross bar assembly, which significantly enhances the utility of the cargo management system in supporting and/or restraining various forms of cargo.
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