In-vehicle carrier system with mobility protection mechanism and method of manufacture thereof
An in-vehicle carrier system comprising: a base floor assembly including: a floor surface including a liquid drain, a supporting channel below the floor surface and open to the liquid drain, a pedestal below the floor surface and coupled to the supporting channel; a first sidewall attached to the base floor assembly on the floor surface; a second sidewall attached to the base floor assembly on the floor surface; and a crossbar attached above the pedestal and connected to the first sidewall and the second sidewall.
1. A method of manufacturing an in-vehicle carrier system comprising:
molding a base floor assembly including:
forming a floor surface including a liquid drain,
positioning a supporting channel below the floor surface and open to the liquid drain,
attaching a pedestal below the floor surface and coupled to the supporting channel;
attaching a first sidewall, formed by a molding process, to the base floor assembly on the floor surface;
attaching a second sidewall, formed by molding, to the base floor assembly on the floor surface; and
attaching a crossbar, formed by molding, above the pedestal and connected to the first sidewall and the second sidewall.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising attaching a backwall assembly to the base floor assembly, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall proximate the crossbar.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising attaching a front wall assembly, formed by molding, to the base floor assembly, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall opposite a back wall assembly.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein attaching the first sidewall includes a door opening configured to accept an access door and a tie-down slot configured to accept a restraining strap for maintaining the position of the in-vehicle carrier system.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising flexibly attaching an access door to the first sidewall by a non-rattle hinge and a slide latch positioned on an edge of the access door opposite the non-rattle hinge.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising attaching a protective dome above the base floor assembly and attached to the first sidewall and the second sidewall by a cargo latch.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising attaching an access door, including a bullet proof core, to the first sidewall by a non-rattle hinge and a slide latch positioned on an edge of the access door opposite the non-rattle hinge.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising attaching a front wall assembly, formed by molding, to the base floor assembly, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall opposite a back wall assembly including mounting an electronic control module in a controller housing at a top central location of the front wall assembly and opposite the floor surface.
9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein attaching the crossbar connected to the first sidewall and the second sidewall includes a tether coupled to a release mechanism attached at a top center of the crossbar.
10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising attaching a rear wheel assembly and a front wheel assembly to the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the base floor assembly.