Sport utility vehicle cargo area liner

• US 5,683,132 A
• Filed: 03/26/1996
• Issued: 11/04/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John Danzo, Laurence G. Feiler
• Original Assignee: John Danzo, Laurence G. Feiler
• Inventors: Danzo, John, Feiler, Laurence G. III
• Primary Examiner(s): PAPE, JOSEPH
• Application Number:
  US08/621,687
• Time in Patent Office: 588 Days
• Field of Search: 296/37.1, 296/39.1, 296/39.2, 296/37.6, 296/37.16
• US Class Current: 296/37.6
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/01 Liners for load platforms or load compartments
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/02 in separate luggage compartment B60R7/005 takes precedence

Abstract

A sport utility vehicle cargo area liner is provided which is made of a flexible semi-rigid material such as ABS plastic. The liner has a bottom, two side walls each of which have at their uppermost edges near the wheel well a ledge which fits over the wheel well, and a leading edge and trailing edge. The leading and trailing edges are curved upwardly to allow the liner to easily slide over the sill of the sport utility vehicle cargo area and also to allow objects longer than the liner itself to be placed into the cargo area without the necessity of removing the liner or interfering with the vehicle seats. A stop strap system with a quick disconnect feature is provided to keep the liner safely in place yet it allows the quick removal of the liner. A harness is also provided to secure items in the liner.

Claims

1. A liner for use in a sport utility cargo area, comprising:

A bottom being substantially rectangular in shape and having a front edge, a rear edge, and two side edges;

two side walls, one side wall protruding upward from each of the side edges of the bottom;

a leading edge co-formed to and protruding upward from the front edge of the bottom, and;

a trailing edge, co-formed to and protruding upward from the rear edge of the bottom,

the trailing and leading edges each being of a height less than that of the sidewalls.

2. The liner of claim 1 wherein each of the sidewalls is molded to fit substantially around a sport utility vehicle cargo area wheel well, and each sidewall having an upper edge from which a horizontal ledge protrudes extending out toward the wheel well, covering at least a portion thereof.

3. The liner of claim 1 wherein the leading edge curves in a upward direction from the front edge of the bottom and the trailing edge curves in an upward direction from the rear edge of the bottom, the leading edge and trailing edge each having outermost ends along their horizontal length at which are found angled support means for providing structural strength, the angled support means extending downward from the upper edge of the side walls to the outermost edges of the leading edge.

4. The liner of claim 1 further having a plurality of slots in the leading edge, and securing means for securing the liner to the sport utility vehicle, the securing means having two ends, one end attaching to the slots in the leading edge and its opposite end attaching to attachment devices of the sport utility vehicle.

5. A liner for use in a sport utility vehicle cargo area comprising a:

bottom having a front edge, a back edge, and two side edges, two side wall, one side wall extending upwardly from each side edge of the bottom, a leading edge co-formed to the front edge of the bottom and a trailing edge co-formed to the back edge of the bottom, and securing means for securing the liner to the sport utility vehicle cargo area.

6. The liner of claim 5 wherein the leading edge and trailing edge have at their outermost edges an upward angling corner piece which rises to meet the height of the side walls.

7. A liner for use in a sport utility cargo area comprising:

a bottom, two side walls which approximate the shape of a wheel well of a sport utility vehicle and further having a horizontal ledge which covers at least a portion of the wheel well, a leading edge and a trailing edge which are co-formed to the bottom and curve in an upwardly direction, and securing means for securing a liner to the sport utility vehicle cargo area.