Patent ID: 8808828
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B32B,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cargo management system including a vehicle load floor to compartmentalize a cargo area into an upper compartment and a covered lower compartment, the system comprising: a composite plastic first outer layer having a substantially planar upper support surface to support cargo in the upper compartment; a composite plastic second outer layer having at least one cavity defined by component engaging lower surfaces of the second outer layer, each cavity having a size and shape which corresponds in size and shape to a vehicle component, the component engaging lower surfaces restraining movement of the vehicle component and preventing sudden transfer of vehicle component weight during vehicle acceleration and deceleration without a need for a separate cargo management, organization or restraint subsystem beneath the load floor; and a core, including adjacent core portions having different thicknesses wherein at least one of the core portions has a plurality of cavities and each of the core portions being positioned between and bonded to the first and second outer layers by press molding to form corresponding panel portions.