Article transport components, particularly wheeled article transport components such as bicycle transport components, bicycle carriers, and bicycle carrier systems for transporting bicycles inside vehicles are disclosed. The bicycle transport components may be in the form of at least one transport component that comes into contact with at least some of the portions of a bicycle that would otherwise contact a surface when a bicycle is placed on its side. The transport component has a contact surface with a lower coefficient of friction that permits the transport component with a bicycle thereon to be slid along the inside surface of a vehicle. In other cases, the bicycle carriers may include a combination, or assembly of components that provide a system for transporting two or more bicycles in the interior of a vehicle. Methods of transporting bicycles in a vehicle are also disclosed.

A shelving system for a motor vehicle has at least one shelf, which includes a base unit with a base element supported in a base position allocated to the base element on a support element and is mounted on a pivoting axis. The base element can be shifted around the axis out of the base position allocated to it into an access position allocated to the base element, in which the base element is raised by the at least one support element. A further base element is supported in a base position allocated to the further base element on the support element and is mounted on a further pivoting axis arranged on the side of the support element opposite the first pivoting axis. The further base element can be shifted into an access position, in which the further base element is raised by the support element.

The application provides a folding mechanism. The folding mechanism comprises a fixing rod, a connecting seat and a U-shaped clamping piece which fixes the fixing rod and the connecting seat, wherein a pull rod which realizes rebound by a spring is arranged in the fixing rod, the pull rod penetrates through the fixing rod and is fixed with a handle, opposite strip pin holes and horizontal pin holes are arranged on the fixing rod and the U-shaped clamping piece, vertical pin holes are arranged on the U-shaped clamping piece at the same time as the horizontal pin holes, and arc-shaped through grooves are connected between the horizontal pin holes and the vertical pin holes.

A system for identifying forgotten items is disclosed. In embodiments, the system includes one or more item detectors. The item detectors may be configured to determine a calibration value of a stowage area in a calibration mode, and further configured to determine a check value of the stowage area in a check mode. The system also includes a controller configured to receive the calibration value and the check value, calculate a difference value between the calibration value and the check value, and compare the difference value to a threshold value. If the difference value is greater than the threshold value, the controller is further configured to generate one or more found item signals which indicate the presence of a found forgotten item.

A vehicle-mounted reconfigurable storage tray removably installed between two fixed storage cabinet walls in either a tray position or a shelf position. The storage tray includes right and left side panels and a bottom panel that has a tray surface on one side and a shelf surface on the other side. Mounting mechanisms are attached to each side panel, allowing the storage tray to be removably mounted on the inner walls of a storage cabinet.

A shelving system for a motor vehicle has at least one shelf, which includes a base unit with a base element supported in a base position allocated to the base element on a support element and is mounted on a pivoting axis. The base element can be shifted around the axis out of the base position allocated to it into an access position allocated to the base element, in which the base element is raised by the at least one support element. A further base element is supported in a base position allocated to the further base element on the support element and is mounted on a further pivoting axis arranged on the side of the support element opposite the first pivoting axis. The further base element can be shifted into an access position, in which the further base element is raised by the support element.

A firefighting or rescue apparatus includes a cab and a body having a storage unit configured to store a self-contained breathing apparatus, contaminated by harmful chemicals at an emergency scene, in the body rather than in the cab where occupants ride, so the occupants are not exposed to the harmful chemicals, which might be hazardous, toxic, carcinogenic or otherwise deleterious to health. The storage unit can include a storage wall mounted on upper and lower telescoping rail systems, and can be selectively movable relative to a compartment opening from a storage mode, where the storage wall is disposed in a compartment to a retrieval mode, where the storage wall extends beyond the opening so a user can access air tank supports to store a self-contained breathing apparatus. Related methods of storing a contaminated apparatus in the storage unit, distal from the cab and occupants thereof, are also provided.

A vehicle rail system has a frame mountable to a vehicle, the frame having a plurality of support legs, the support legs interconnected via support beams. One or more fixed rails are mountable to the support frame, each fixed rail comprising a plurality of bearings thereon and configured to receive a sliding rail, the sliding rail having a plurality of grooves for receiving the bearings of the fixed rail so as to be slidable thereon. The bearings are located along regular intervals of the fixed rails on each non-mounted side. The sliding rail is then able to slide along the bearings of the fixed rail, extending to the exterior of the frame mounted in the vehicle.

A firefighting or rescue apparatus includes a cab and a body having a storage unit configured to store a self-contained breathing apparatus, contaminated by harmful chemicals at an emergency scene, in the body rather than in the cab where occupants ride, so the occupants are not exposed to the harmful chemicals, which might be hazardous, toxic, carcinogenic or otherwise deleterious to health. The storage unit can include a storage wall mounted on upper and lower telescoping rail systems, and can be selectively movable relative to a compartment opening from a storage mode, where the storage wall is disposed in a compartment to a retrieval mode, where the storage wall extends beyond the opening so a user can access air tank supports to store a self-contained breathing apparatus. Related methods of storing a contaminated apparatus in the storage unit, distal from the cab and occupants thereof, are also provided.

A vehicle and components thereof are provided. The vehicle can include an apparatus having a shelving module, a post, and a mechanism.