Patent ID: 9238470
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: B60J,B61D,B65D,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A cargo carrying structure comprising: (a) a base having a pair of generally planar surfaces spaced apart from each other to define thickness of said base, said base disposed generally horizontally during use of said cargo carrying structure; (b) an enclosure upstanding on said base and having a pair of side wall members, a pair of end wall member and a roof member joining upper edges of each of said pair of side wall members and said pair of end wall members, said enclosure defining an interior compartment of said cargo carrying structure; (c) at least a pair of connectors, each of said at least pair of connectors mounted at each end of said enclosure adjacent said roof member thereof; and (d) a locking means operable to lock said enclosure at least in a position wherein a bottom edge of said enclosure is spaced vertically at a distance from a top surface of said base so as to substantially expose said interior compartment of said vehicle, said locking means including an elongated guide member, a pair of wedges mounted along edges of said elongated guide member in a close proximity to a top end thereof, a pair of pins mounted above said pair of wedges, each of said elongated guide member, said pair of wedges and said pair of pins mounted stationary and a pair of locking members mounted for a pivotal movement on a portion of said enclosure, each of said pair of locking members operatively engaging a respective pin of said pair of pins, wedge of said pair of wedges and edge of said elongated guide member.