Patent ID: 6502731
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for supporting loaded shopping bags within a compartment of a vehicle so that the bags are maintained in an upright position, each bag having a pair of handle loops extending upwardly from opposite sides of the bag, wherein the vehicle compartment includes a floor, wherein a panel is in overlying, spaced-apart relationship with the compartment floor, the apparatus comprising:a frame movably secured beneath the panel and movable between a stored position and an extended position, wherein the frame is disposed beneath the panel when in the stored position, wherein the frame extends outwardly from the panel into the vehicle compartment for convenient use thereof by a user when the frame is in the extended position, and wherein the frame comprises a compartment that is configured to receive articles for storage therein; a cover member movably supported on the frame and configured to cover the compartment when in a closed position; and at least one projection extending from the frame that is configured to support one or more loaded shopping bags by the handles thereof and to maintain the one or more loaded shopping bags in an upright position during operation of the vehicle.