Patent ID: 7766422

Claim:
A device for securing cargo within a vehicle passenger compartment comprising: a vehicle seat having a frame, a lower seat, and an upper back, wherein said vehicle seat includes a first anchor connected to a front of said lower seat and a second anchor connected to said upper back, and wherein said lower seat and said upper back at least partially define a bite line therebetween; a retracting mechanism positioned below said lower seat; and a retainer passing through said bite line and operatively connected at one end of said retainer to said retracting mechanism on one side of said bite line, and alternately connectable at the other end of said retainer to said vehicle seat on another side of said bite line to said first anchor for securing said cargo with respect to said lower seat, and to said second anchor for securing said cargo with respect to said upper back; wherein said retainer is retractable through said bite line by said retracting mechanism for stowage of said retainer beneath said lower seat.