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

Claim 14:
15. A cargo management system for a cargo area of a vehicle, the cargo management system comprising:
a plurality of first retention features formed in a first panel structure of the cargo area; and
a plurality of second retention features formed in an opposing second panel structure of the cargo area and aligned with respective first retention features,
wherein a set of aligned first and second retention features are configured to inhibit movement of a support member in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle while also allowing the support member to move laterally past one of the set of aligned 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.