US4838745A
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US
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Trunk organizer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-11-27
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Granted: 1989-06-13
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Expires: 2007-11-27
Abstract
Abstract A space divider for partitioning a surface and for restraining items located thereon against movement including a block of foam rubber covered by a rubber coating and the hook portion of a hook and loop fastener for securing the space divider to a fibrous mat located on a floor of an automobile trunk. The space divider may be of any shape and the loop portion of a hoop and loop fastener may be affixed to the top of the space divider to provide the ability to stack a plurality of dividers like building blocks around an item to be secured against movement within the trunk.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph P. Haydock
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 10:00
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R7/00; B60R7/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A space divider for use in an automobile to restrain movement of an article on a fibrous surface in the automobile, comprising: an elongated body of flexible foam rubber; a rubber coating covering said body; a plurality of hooks of a hook and loop fastener affixed to an underside surface of said body and selectively fastenable to the fibrous surface in the automobile to restrict movement of said elongated body and thereby restrain movement of the article; a plurality of said elongated bodies; each of said plurality of elongated bodies having hooks of a hook and loop fastener on a lower surface, at least some of said elongated bodies having loop portions secured on surfaces of said elongated bodies distinct from said lower surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A space divider for use in an automobile to restrain movement of an article on a fibrous surface in the automobile, comprising: an elongated body of flexible foam rubber; a rubber coating covering said body; a plurality of hooks of a hook and loop fastener affixed to an underside surface of said body and selectively fastenable to the fibrous surface in the automobile to restrict movement of said elongated body and thereby restrain movement of the article; a plurality of said elongated bodies; each of said plurality of elongated bodies having hooks of a hook and loop fastener on a lower surface, at least some of said elongated bodies having loop portions secured on surfaces of said elongated bodies distinct from said lower surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
218 words
A space divider for restraining lateral movements of an object in an automobile, comprising: a body of a material having at least a lower surface and a side surface, said body being positionable in the automobile with said lower surface on a surface in the automobile and with said side surface abutting the object to restrain the object against movement; hook means for securing said body to the surface in the automobile including a plurality of hooks attached to said lower surface of said body, said plurality of hooks being engageable with loop means on the surface in the automobile to inhibit movement of said body and thereby restraining lateral movement of said object, said hook means being a hook component of a hook and loop fastener; a plurality of further bodies positionable in the automobile to restrain the object against movement in further directions; and a least one of hook portions and loop portion of hook and loop fasteners secured to each of said further bodies to enable said further bodies to be selectively fastened to at least one of the surface of the automobile and others of said further bodies to restrain movement of the object in a plurality of direction, said hook and loop portions being secured on plural distinct surfaces of said further bodies.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
218 words
A space divider for restraining lateral movements of an object in an automobile, comprising: a body of a material having at least a lower surface and a side surface, said body being positionable in the automobile with said lower surface on a surface in the automobile and with said side surface abutting the object to restrain the object against movement; hook means for securing said body to the surface in the automobile including a plurality of hooks attached to said lower surface of said body, said plurality of hooks being engageable with loop means on the surface in the automobile to inhibit movement of said body and thereby restraining lateral movement of said object, said hook means being a hook component of a hook and loop fastener; a plurality of further bodies positionable in the automobile to restrain the object against movement in further directions; and a least one of hook portions and loop portion of hook and loop fasteners secured to each of said further bodies to enable said further bodies to be selectively fastened to at least one of the surface of the automobile and others of said further bodies to restrain movement of the object in a plurality of direction, said hook and loop portions being secured on plural distinct surfaces of said further bodies.
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