IP Library Granted Patent US 11,724,624
Granted Patent B2
US 11,724,624 · App. 17/369,667 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Cargo shelf for delivery vehicle

Inventors: Drew Eisenberg (Oshkosh, WI); Benjamin Andrews (Oshkosh, WI)
Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
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Patent No.
US 11,724,624
App. No.
17/369,667
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes a chassis, a cargo body coupled to the chassis, a cargo support member, and a shelf assembly. The cargo support member is mounted to an outer wall of the cargo body and is disposed within the cargo body. The shelf assembly includes a tray and a strap. The tray is hingedly coupled to the cargo support member. The strap is coupled to the tray and the cargo support member. The strap is adjustable to reposition a forward end of the tray.

Claims (60)

1. A vehicle, comprising:

a chassis;

a cargo body coupled to the chassis;

a cargo support member mounted to an outer wall of the cargo body and disposed within the cargo body; and

a shelf assembly, comprising:

a tray hingedly coupled to the cargo support member; and

a strap coupled to the tray and the cargo support member, the strap adjustable to reposition a forward end of the tray, wherein the strap comprises:

a track connector removably coupled to the cargo support member;

a tray connector coupled to the tray;

a flexible tether extending between the track connector and the tray connector; and

an adjustable member coupled to the flexible tether and structured to adjust a length of the flexible tether between the track connector and the tray connector.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the strap extends at an oblique angle between the forward end of the tray and the cargo body.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the tray connector is rotatably coupled to the tray proximate the forward end of the tray.

4. A vehicle, comprising:

a chassis;

a cargo body coupled to the chassis;

a cargo support member mounted to an outer wall of the cargo body and disposed within the cargo body; and

a shelf assembly, comprising:

a tray hingedly coupled to the cargo support member; and

a strap coupled to the tray and the cargo support member, the strap adjustable to reposition a forward end of the tray, wherein the strap includes a tray connector removably coupled to the cargo support member, the tray connector including a T-bar connector that includes a “T” shaped extension.

5. A vehicle, comprising:

a chassis;

a cargo body coupled to the chassis;

a cargo support member mounted to an outer wall of the cargo body and disposed within the cargo body; and

a shelf assembly, comprising:

a tray hingedly coupled to the cargo support member;

a strap coupled to the tray and the cargo support member, the strap adjustable to reposition a forward end of the tray; and

a connector removably coupled to the cargo support member, the connector including a pin that hingedly couples the tray to the connector such that the forward end of the tray may rotate upwardly toward a ceiling of the cargo body.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the connector further includes a fastener that substantially prevents removal of the connector from the cargo support member without a separate tool.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cargo support member defines a first plurality of elongated anchor points spaced apart along a length of the cargo support member.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the cargo support member is a first support member of a plurality of support members, further comprising a second support member coupled to the cargo body and extending in a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the first support member, the second support member defining a second plurality of elongated anchor points spaced apart along a length of the second support member, the second plurality of elongated anchor points oriented substantially parallel to the first plurality of elongated anchor points.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cargo support member includes a central portion extending inwardly from the outer wall of the cargo body and defining a hollow space therebetween.

10. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cargo support member is one of a plurality of cargo support members spaced apart along a length of the cargo body, and wherein a distance between adjacent ones of the plurality of cargo support members is approximately equal to a width of the tray.

11. A shelf assembly, comprising:

a tray having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;

a connector hingedly coupled to the tray proximate the first end; and

a strap rotatably coupled to the tray proximate the second end, the strap adjustable to rotate the tray relative to the connector, wherein the strap comprises:

a track connector structured to removably couple the strap to a support member;

a flexible tether coupled to the track connector; and

an adjustable member coupled to the flexible tether and structured to adjust a length of the flexible tether that is under tension.

12. A shelf assembly, comprising:

a tray having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;

a connector hingedly coupled to the tray proximate the first end; and

a strap rotatably coupled to the tray proximate the second end, the strap adjustable to rotate the tray relative to the connector, wherein the strap includes a tray connector structured to removably couple the strap to a support member, the tray connector including a T-bar connector that includes a “T” shaped extension.

13. A shelf assembly, comprising:

a tray having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;

a connector hingedly coupled to the tray proximate the first end; and

a strap rotatably coupled to the tray proximate the second end, the strap adjustable to rotate the tray relative to the connector, wherein the connector is structured to removably couple to a cargo support member, and wherein the connector includes a pin that hingedly couples the tray to the connector.

14. The shelf assembly of claim 13 , wherein the connector further includes a fastener that substantially prevents removal of the connector from the cargo support member without a separate tool.

15. A vehicle, comprising:

a chassis;

a cargo body coupled to the chassis;

a cargo support member mounted to an outer wall of the cargo body and disposed within the cargo body; and

a shelf assembly removably coupled to the cargo support member, the shelf assembly comprising a leveling element structured to rotate the shelf assembly relative to the cargo support member.

16. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the leveling element includes a strap that extends at an oblique angle between the shelf assembly and the cargo support member.

17. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the leveling element comprises:

a track connector removably coupled to the cargo support member;

a flexible tether coupled to the track connector; and

an adjustable member coupled to the flexible tether and structured to adjust a length of the flexible tether under tension.

18. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the shelf assembly further comprises a tray and a tray connector rotatably coupled to the tray, and wherein the leveling element is coupled to the tray connector.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2022
From: EISENBERG, DREW; ANDREWS, BENJAMIN
To: OSHKOSH CORPORATION
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Continuity (7)
Provisional Application 63049438 · Jul 8, 2020
Provisional Application 63049456 · Jul 8, 2020
Provisional Application 63049444 · Jul 8, 2020
Provisional Application 63049374 · Jul 8, 2020
Provisional Application 63049377 · Jul 8, 2020
Provisional Application 63049446 · Jul 8, 2020
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