Patent ID: 7938470

Claim:
A removable stowage device for a vehicle, comprising: a flexible bag having a first opening; a frame coupled to the first opening of the bag, defining a predetermined shape of the first opening, and including a first mounting element comprising a first interlocking ridge and a first interlocking channel; and a receptacle located within the interior of the vehicle and including a second opening defining a substantially similar predetermined shape as the frame, communicating with an inner volume of the receptacle, and being at least partially circumscribed by a second mounting element comprising a second interlocking ridge and a second interlocking channel, wherein: the second opening and inner volume of the receptacle are sized and shaped to receive the bag therein, and the first and second mounting elements have complementary configurations whereby the first interlocking ridge is sized and shaped to engage the second interlocking channel disposed within the second mounting element and the first interlocking channel is sized and shaped to receive the second interlocking ridge protruding from the second mounting element, such that when the frame engages the receptacle, the bag is maintained within the inner volume of the receptacle.