Delivery System for Use in Motor Vehicles

Abstract

This is a device that is designed as a conveyance system for use in the interior of any type of vehicle and other myriad uses such as a home, warehouse, closet, etc. The conveyance system is anchored to the interior roofline of a vehicle; it has a conveyor such as a pulley, track or slide, a holding apparatus such as a basket or similar object for stowing items in, and a method of moving the conveying device and basket from the front of the vehicle to the rear of the vehicle.

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       16 . A horizontal conveyance device for conveying items back and forth laterally throughout a substantially level horizontal space of a vehicle or vessel, said horizontal conveyance device comprising: 
 a device capable of linear motion wherein the motion of said device moves in the same direction and each rotation is of an equal distance,    a linear motion device follower wherein said linear motion device follower is affixedly attached to said linear motion device and is capable of moving forward and backward laterally along said linear motion device,    a substantially horizontal conveyor track system that provides a relatively rigid yet malleable horizontal structure into which the linear motion device is secured and which prohibits the linear motion device follower from rotating 360° about the linear motion device,    a bi-directional power drive and electronics control box system wherein said bi-directional power drive provides power to engage the linear motion device and said electronic control box system provides control logic to drive the linear motion device backward and forward and whereby said reversible power drive and electronics control box system is powered from the extant power source of a vehicle,    and a carrier system.    
   
   
       17 . A power drive and electronics control box system of  claim 16  further comprising: 
 a power drive and electronics control box enclosure and cover,    a bi-directional power drive motor with gear reduction,    a linear motion device coupling,    a power drive motor shaft with coupling flat,    and a control logic circuit board wherein digital and analog circuitry exists so as to provide power to the power drive in response to external input and to change the direction of said power drive.    
   
   
       18 . The horizontal conveyance device of  claim 16  wherein the conveyor track system further comprises: 
 a conveyor track,    an end cap,    travel limit switches wherein when a travel limit switch is closed it stops the said power drive and thus also stops the translation of linear motion,    and mounting screw holes.    
   
   
       19 . A carrier system of  claim 16  further comprising: 
 a carrier made of relatively rigid materially and capable of holding and securing items for conveyance along the guide track rail,    and a means for securing said carrier to said linear motion device follower.    
   
   
       20 . A conveyor track of  claim 18  further comprising: 
 a flexible extruded composite material such that the flexible conveyor track is able to conform to irregular mounting surfaces.    
   
   
       21 . A method of using the horizontal conveyance device of claim  1 , the method comprising: 
 providing power to the linear motion device thus engaging the device;    determining the direction of movement of the conveyance device;    hanging a carrier from the conveyance device wherein the carrier will move back and forth along the axis of travel.    
   
   
       22 . A system for mounting the horizontal conveyance device of claim  1  to a plurality of vehicles, wherein the user affixes the horizontal conveyance device to the interior structure of a plurality of vehicles by use of the means of attachment and can power the device by use of the power from the vehicle's electrical system.