Patents by Inventor Kelly J. Trent

Kelly J. Trent has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vehicular cargo tray having movable dividers
    Patent number: 5269447
    Abstract: An elongated plastic vehicular cargo tray (10) includes a corrugated floor (14), a pair of spaced and corrugated side walls (20, 22), and a pair of end walls (24, 26) forming a truncated box-like structure. A selectively moveable divider device (34) is securely received in the tray (10) to provide lateral support for cargo disposed therein. The divider device (34) includes a bent wire form frame member (52) having first and second tabs (46, 48) for seating within respective grooves (30, 32) formed in the side walls (20, 22) of the tray (10). The frame member (52) also includes first and second hook-like feet (40, 42) for anchoring the divider device (34) to the corrugations (16) in the tray floor (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Durakon Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerald Gower, Kelly J. Trent, Gary R. Godwin, Greg B. Reeves