Patent ID: 11858464
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A cargo management system for a cargo area of a vehicle, the cargo management system comprising:
a first panel structure;
an opposed second panel structure;
a first retention feature formed in the first panel structure and adapted to support a first end of a support member; and
a second retention feature formed in the opposing second panel structure and aligned with the first retention feature, the second retention feature adapted to support an opposed second end of the support member,
wherein the first and second retention features are configured to inhibit movement of the support member in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle while also allowing the support member to move laterally past one of the first and second retention features into a space defined by a respective panel structure, and
wherein each of the first and second retention features includes a planar platform and a lip extending upwardly from a distal end of the planar platform.