Patent ID: 6039105
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A cargo shade attachment for retaining a cargo shade in a cargo area of a vehicle, said shade having a non-compressible roller tube with end caps thereon, said attachment comprising:a pocket adapted to be connected to an interior panel in said cargo area, said pocket including a housing portion having housing side walls extending generally parallel to an axis of said roller tube and having an end wall connecting said side walls at one end and a flange portion extending generally perpendicular from said housing side walls at an opposite end, said flange portion being adapted to substantially conform to and contact the interior panel in said cargo area such that said housing side walls are adapted to be received in an aperture in the interior panel in the cargo area, said pocket having opposing pairs of guide slots;a plunger slidably mounted within said pocket, said plunger having a first surface adapted to engage one of the end caps on the roller tube, said plunger having pairs of guide pins each in engagement with said guide slots, one of said pairs of guide slots being longer than the other in order to allow pivotal movement of said plunger; anda biasing device for urging said plunger toward a centerline of said vehicle such that said plunger is adapted to exert a compressive force on said end cap thereby retaining said cargo shade.