Integrated holder system

• US 9,873,381 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2015
• Issued: 01/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Juarez Corona, Alejandro
• Primary Examiner(s): SKURDAL, COREY NELSON
• Application Number:
  US14/941,178
• Publication Number:
  US 20170136954A1
• Time in Patent Office: 802 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/02 in separate luggage compartment B60R7/005 takes precedence

Abstract

A holder assembly includes a vertically translatable article holder operatively associated with a substantially vertically-oriented washboard frame. The article holder includes at least one retainer for releasably engaging a plurality of vertically stacked steps of the frame. The at least one retainer further includes at least one tab for slidingly engaging at least one cooperating slot associated with the frame and at least one actuable latch for releasably engaging the plurality of vertically stacked steps. The article holder further includes a holder bar having a pivoting gate.

Claims

1. A holder assembly, comprising a vertically translatable article holder operatively associated with at least one substantially vertical washboard track;

wherein the article holder comprises at least one retainer for releasably engaging a plurality of vertically stacked steps of the at least one washboard track and the at least one retainer further includes at least one tab for slidingly engaging at least one cooperating slot associated with the washboard track.

2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one retainer comprises at least one actuable latch for releasably engaging the plurality of vertically stacked steps.

3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the article holder further comprises a holder bar including a pivoting gate.

4. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the holder bar pivots between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.

5. The assembly of claim 4, further including a recess for holding the holder bar in the stowed configuration.

6. A motor vehicle including the assembly of claim 1.

7. A holder assembly, comprising:

at least one track comprising a plurality of vertically stacked steps; and

a vertically translatable article holder comprising a holder bar and at least one retainer for releasably engaging the plurality of vertically stacked steps, wherein the at least one retainer comprises at least one tab for slidingly engaging at least one cooperating slot associated with the at least one track.

8. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the at least one retainer comprises at least one actuable latch for releasably engaging the plurality of vertically stacked steps.

9. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the holder bar includes a pivoting gate.

10. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the holder bar pivots between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.

11. The assembly of claim 10, further including a recess for holding the holder bar in the stowed configuration.

12. A motor vehicle including the assembly of claim 7.

13. A holder assembly, comprising:

a pair of spaced-apart substantially vertical parallel tracks each comprising a plurality of vertically stacked steps and at least one vertical slot; and

a vertically translatable holder comprising at least one retainer for releasably engaging the plurality of vertically stacked steps and a holder bar including a pivoting gate;

the at least one retainer including at least one cooperating tab for slidingly engaging the at least one vertical slot.

14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the at least one retainer comprises at least one actuable latch for releasably engaging the plurality of vertically stacked steps.

15. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the holder bar pivots between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.

16. The assembly of claim 15, further including a recess for holding the holder bar in the stowed configuration.

17. A motor vehicle including the assembly of claim 13.