Patent ID: 8388287

Claim:
An adjustable cargo support system comprising: a) at least one pair of spaced apart tracks that are generally vertically oriented and proximate to opposing walls of a transport vehicle; b) at least one support cross member with two ends and an intermediate portion therebetween, each of the at least one support cross members comprising: i) a lock mounted to each of the two ends of the at least one support cross member; and ii) a lock actuating device, located in the intermediate portion, for adjusting a height of the support cross member; iii) one or more tensioning devices located within the at least one support cross member; c) a guide shoe on the ends of the at least one support cross member and movably connected to each of the at least one pair of spaced apart tracks, wherein the locks are mounted on the at least one guide shoe and are movably connected to the at least one pair of spaced apart tracks; and d) an operating rod wherein the one or more tensioning devices are a cam mechanism having a key hole therein for receiving the operating rod; wherein the lock actuating device is located inside the at least one support cross member and operatively connected to the one or more locks by way of the cam mechanism; and wherein the operating rod is inserted into the key hole and into communication with the lock actuating device so that the locks are moved simultaneously so that the at least one support cross member is moved upend down along the one or more tracks; and wherein lock actuating device includes one actuator device that is generally located between the support cross member ends, and in communication with the one or more tensioning devices located within the at least one support cross member so that a user can adjust the height of the support cross member at the intermediate portion by simultaneously actuating the locks mounted to each of the two ends of the at least one support cross member, thereby allowing the support cross member to be moved generally vertically without the user alternatingly having to move one end of the support cross member and then the other end of the support cross member.