STOWABLE FLOOR ASSEMBLY FOR PACKAGE DELIVERY VEHICLES

摘要

A stowable floor panel system includes a horizontal railing coupled to a sidewall of a package delivery vehicle where the horizontal railing includes an upper and a lower track that are spaced apart from each other. The upper track defines an upper channel, and the lower track defines a lower channel. A hinge assembly couples a stowable floor panel to the horizontal railing. A hinge body has a plurality of relief features and an upper projection extending from a rail receiving body portion and a lower projection extending from the rail receiving body portion opposite the upper projection. When the hinge body is inserted in the railing and rotated 90 degrees the upper projection seats in the upper channel, and the lower projection seats in the lower channel. A hook assembly maintains the stowable floor panel in a stowed position and includes a cam block with a cam surface that is configured to direct the hook to a rest position with the hook-shaped portion disposed generally parallel to the sidewall of the package delivery vehicle.

主权项

1. A stowable floor panel system, comprising:
a horizontal railing coupled to a sidewall of a package delivery vehicle, the horizontal railing comprising an upper track and a lower track, the lower track being vertically spaced apart from the upper track, the upper track defining an upper channel and the lower track defining a lower channel; and a hinge assembly coupling a stowable floor panel to the horizontal railing, the hinge assembly comprising a hinge body having a plurality of relief features and an upper projection extending from a rail receiving body portion and a lower projection extending from the rail receiving body portion opposite the upper projection; wherein rotation of the hinge body approximately 90 degrees seats the upper projection in the upper channel and the lower projection in the lower channel; and a hook assembly, comprising:
a cam block defining a through hole, the cam block coupled to the sidewall of the package delivery vehicle, the cam block defining a downwardly sloped cam surface;a hook having an elongated rod received by the through hole and a hook-shaped portion configured to restrain a free end of the stowable floor panel in a stowed position; andwherein gravity causes the hook portion to contact the cam surface and the cam surface is configured to direct the hook to a rest position with the hook-shaped portion disposed generally parallel to the sidewall of the package delivery vehicle.