Patent ID: 6183177
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B60P,B60R

Abstract:
Cargo compartment for securing cargo in a vehicle comprising a cargo compartment having a retracting device substantially vertically disposed within said cargo compartment, a flexible band retractably attached to said retracting device whereby said flexible band can be withdrawn from said retracting device and retracted into said retracting device, a first locking element comprising an elongated bar affixed to said flexible band, said elongated bar having at least one end section, and a second locking element comprising at least one recess substantially vertically disposed within said cargo compartment whereby only one end section of said elongated bar can be releasably locked in said at least one recess for securing said cargo with said flexible band in said cargo compartment, and said cargo compartment including a sill, wherein said at least one recess is disposed within said sill.