US 12,214,977 B2
Van cargo management system
Rudolf Gruber, Uxbridge (CA); Michael Gordon Lehti, Ashburn (CA); Robert Hadisutanto, Victoria (AU); and Daniel James Gebbing, Victoria (AU)
Assigned to Multimatic Inc., Markham (CA)
Appl. No. 18/689,698
Filed by Multimatic Inc., Markham (CA)
PCT Filed Sep. 2, 2022, PCT No. PCT/CA2022/051327
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 6, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/039659, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 23, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/244,030, filed on Sep. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0270519 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. B65G 67/00 (2006.01); B60P 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 67/00 (2013.01) [B60P 7/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A van cargo management system comprising:
a generally rectangular van cargo space with a floor and opposing side walls adapted to hold multiple containers;
a rear opening providing ingress to and egress from the cargo space;
at least one stowage mechanism adjacent one of the side walls and adapted to capture a selected container from the cargo space floor and to draw the container towards a side wall too one of a plurality of stowed positions adjacent said side wall at a distance above the floor and to return the selected container to the cargo space floor.