Patent ID: 11926288
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A method of mounting an active cargo carrier mounting system to a surface of a vehicle, wherein the active cargo carrier mounting system uses a plurality of vacuum cups configured to secure the active cargo carrier mounting system to the surface of the vehicle, wherein the plurality of vacuum cups of the active cargo carrier mounting system are each coupled to one of a plurality of tee fittings, wherein each tee fitting fluidly couples one of the plurality of vacuum cups to a vacuum line that is fluidly coupled to a vacuum pump, and wherein the active cargo carrier mounting system is secured to a cargo carrier, the method comprising:
receiving, at a microprocessor, a user actuation of the active cargo carrier mounting system, wherein the user actuation is communicated from a portable hand held electronic device of a user; and
actuating the vacuum pump in response to receiving the actuation of the active cargo carrier mounting system from the portable hand held electronic device of the user,
wherein a vacuum created by the vacuum pump creates a vacuum in the vacuum line,
wherein the vacuum in the vacuum line creates a vacuum in each one of the plurality of vacuum cups that are each fluidly coupled to the vacuum line, and
wherein each one of the plurality of vacuum cups become secured to the surface of the vehicle by the vacuum.