Patent ID: 8534980

Claim:
A system configured to place a load in a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle including a floor, a ceiling, a rear axle, and wheels linked to each other via the rear axle, the system comprising: a beam extending longitudinally in a direction perpendicular to the rear axle, the beam defining a first end configured to receive the load, and a second end configured to receive a counter force to the load; and a base defining a fulcrum for the beam, the fulcrum being located between the beam and the floor of the vehicle, and no part of the fulcrum being located between the beam and the ceiling of the vehicle; a frame member extending longitudinally in a direction non-parallel to the beam, the frame member being located such that the second end of the beam receives a constraining force from the ceiling of the vehicle via the frame member, the constraining force thereby acting as the counter force.