Patent ID: 7670097
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A cargo management device comprising: a base portion having a surface and a first end; a support portion pivotably mounted to the base portion at a first location proximate to the first end of the base portion, the support portion having a second end and being configured to receive cargo, the second end being distal to the first end of the base portion; a locking member pivotably mounted to the support portion and in sliding contact with the surface, the locking member being capable of detachable engagement with a portion of the surface; a bridge portion only pivotably mounted to the support portion at a second location proximate to the second end of the support portion, the bridge portion being securable in a retracted position and an extended position, the retracted position being perpendicular to the base portion, the extended position being parallel to the base portion; and a spring attached to the support portion and to the bridge portion, and arranged to hold the bridge portion in either the extended position or the retracted position; wherein the device is capable of loading and unloading cargo from a cargo compartment by an incline formed by the support portion.