| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 296240400 | Partitioned | 77 |
| 20090033114 | Loading area cover for a motor vehicle - A loading area cover with a flexible flat structure, at a front end region, is connected to a dimensionally stable holding profile. The profile extends transversely to the flat structure's longitudinal direction and is releasably arranged in vehicle-fixed holders. The holding profile has frontal compensating elements in the vicinity of the vehicle-fixed holders, through which the front end region of the flat structure, or the dimensioning of the holding profile, can be displaced to a limited extent in the transverse direction and/or longitudinal direction. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090140537 | IN-CAB REFRIGERATOR MOUNTING AND METHOD - The interior of a truck cab ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090218839 | MODULAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT FOR VEHICLE - A modular storage compartment assembly for a vehicle includes a plurality of storage compartments coupled together and arranged in a side-by-side configuration to form a modular assembly. Each storage compartment includes a plurality of frame members coupled together to form a frame structure for the storage compartment, a floor assembly comprising a plurality of floor members coupled together, and at least one door configured to allow access to the storage compartment. The plurality of storage compartments are configured for coupling to a vehicle. The frame members and the floor members are formed of a pultruded composite material that comprises a polymeric resin matrix and fiber reinforcements provided within the matrix. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100032977 | Vehicle Partition - Vehicle Partition with a flexible partition constructed of standard netting, a rigid partition enclosure. A standard roll up spring within the enclosure allows the partition to roll up into the enclosure when not in use. A left and right retaining strap holds the enclosure to the head rest posts of a standard vehicle. A plurality of upwardly facing sockets located on the upper surface of the enclosure can engage a secondary partition having a plurality of downwardly facing posts. A pair of retaining clips are attached to the lower horizontal bar of the flexible enclosure. The clips can clamp to the lip of a standard seat pocket. A preferred embodiment includes the left and right retaining strap include a standard buckle also having the ability to adjust strap length. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100270818 | VEHICULAR MOUNTED INTERIOR NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL PROTECTION - System and method to partition the interior of a vehicle's main crew compartment with retractable or removable walls to form a containment or isolation area at a door or hatch and to form a cab toxic free area elsewhere inside the vehicle's main crew compartment. The containment area is physically cordoned and substantially sealed off from the rest of the vehicle's main crew compartment. Independent HVAC systems controlling the pressure environment of the main crew compartment and the containment area assures that the main crew compartment is maintained at a pressure greater than the containment area as well as the outside environment, thereby isolating the main crew compartment from possible contaminated environments. The containment area's independent HVAC system is equipped with a decontamination/sterilization/filtration system to allow the purification of the air prior to removal or retraction of the removable or retractable partition. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110031771 | STORAGE TRUNK IN THE FRONT OF A VEHICLE - A storage trunk for a vehicle. In one embodiment, the storage trunk comprises a floor and two side lids, one located at the driver side and the other located at the passenger side of the vehicle, respectively, enclosing a storage space in the front of the vehicle. Each of the two side lids is attached to a frame via a pivoting mechanism adapted for allowing said side lid to rotate about the pivoting mechanism when said side lid is being opened or closed. The pivoting mechanism is positioned such that the storage trunk can be accessed from either the driver side or the passenger side of the vehicle when one or both side lids are open. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110254304 | RECREATIONAL VEHICLE KITCHEN BLOCK - The instant invention relates to a recreational vehicle kitchen block ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120248807 | Contractor Vehicle - A vehicle having a chassis, a cab mounted on the chassis, and a body. The body includes a bottom, a top and sides. The sides partially enclose an interior space and define an opening for accessing the interior space. The vehicle also includes a closure moveable between an open position and a closed position and a ladder compartment positioned in the interior space adapted for receiving a ladder having a length of at least about 12 feet. The ladder compartment has a lower surface positioned at a level no more than about 42 inches above ground level. The ladder compartment has an open end facing generally toward the opening. The storage compartment is configured so a ladder can slide longitudinally into and out of the ladder compartment through the open end of the ladder compartment. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120261935 | VEHICLE CARGO SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED RAILS - A cargo system includes first and second rails extending longitudinally along first and second side walls of a vehicle. A load floor has multiple panels hinged to one another. The rails are configured to support the load floor above a floor of the vehicle. The load floor is movable along the rails between an extended position and a retracted position. The multiple panels of the load floor divide the cargo area into a first portion below the load floor and above the vehicle floor and a second portion above the load floor. The multiple panels substantially uncover the vehicle floor when the load floor is in the retracted position. The cargo system may also include a cargo retainer. The rails support the cargo retainer such that the cargo retainer spans between the rails and is above the load floor when the load floor is in the extended position. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130241227 | REMOVABLE GATE - The present disclosure relates to a removable gate for defining storage areas in a transport trailer. The removable gate includes a first elongated housing, a second elongated housing and a pair of supports. Each elongated housing carries a pair of outwardly biased retractable members. When in the extended position the retractable members engage supports thereby securing the gate in a desired position. Retracting the members permits removal and repositioning of the gate. The removable gate is pivotal about the first elongated housing upon retraction of the second pair of retractable members, and pivotal about the second elongated housing upon retraction of the first pair of retractable members | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140210225 | Barrier System for Protecting Bus Drivers - A barrier apparatus for protecting a bus driver including a vertically-oriented panel selectively moveable along a set of tracks between a forward position and a rearward position within a bus, the forward position including the panel positioned between a driver's seat and a passenger entryway of the bus. The panel is arranged so that, when in the forward position or the rearward position or moved between the forward position and the rearward position, the panel remains on a driver's side of the bus thus ensuring that the panel does not obstruct passenger traffic into and out of the bus during any phase of operation of the barrier system. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20150291118 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR A COMPARTMENT SECTION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - Protective device with a flexible sheet-like structure movable between a compactly stored position and at least one two-dimensionally extended functional position and which is provided, on an end region thereof with a dimensionally stable extension profile which, at opposite ends, has retaining profile sections mounted so as to be displaceable telescopically to a limited extent in the extension profile and acted upon outwardly in the longitudinal direction of the extension profile by a spring arrangement. Each retaining profile section is assigned a second spring arrangement which acts on the retaining profile section in the opposite direction to the first spring arrangement. The retaining profile section, in an unloaded non-operational position, is held on the extension profile in a central position, from which the retaining profile section can be shifted inward or outward in opposite longitudinal directions relative to the extension profile. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150298638 | RESTRAINT DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE INTERIOR - Restraint device including a flexible sheet-like structure mounted on a winding shaft so as to be able to be wound up and unwound and shiftable in height between an at least partially extended functional position and a wound-up rest position, wherein the sheet-like structure, on front end face region in the direction of extension, is provided with a dimensionally stable extension profile, and a lifting mechanism, with at least one lifting arm arrangement and which, for the raising and/or lowering of the flexible sheet-like structure, is detachably connected to the extension profile. The lifting arm arrangement is limitedly pivotable about a tilt axis oriented substantially parallel to a rotational axis of the winding shaft, and at least one adjustment unit is provided to adjust the lifting arm arrangement in its tilt about the tilt axis and to fix it in an adjusted tilt position. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150360621 | CARGO MAT SYSTEM - A cargo mat system comprising a cargo mat including a mat portion configured to cover at least a portion of a cargo area of a vehicle and a partition portion coupled to the mat portion, the partition portion comprising one or more securing structures, wherein the partition portion is movable from a lowered position to a raised position relative to the mat portion, and one or more partition mounts coupleable to the vehicle, the one or more partition mounts engageable with the one or more securing structures to hold the partition portion in the raised position relative to the mat portion. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160096479 | VEHICLE AND LOAD FLOOR FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a load floor. The load floor is movable from a closed position to an open position in order to provide access to a storage cavity thereunder. A spring-loaded retractable device is attached to the load floor. The spring-loaded retractable device is configured to extend from the load floor and secure the load floor to the vehicle in the open position. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160144766 | CONTAINER FOR PARTICULATE MATERIAL - A container for particulate materials that is adapted to be mounted on a trailer for transport on a roadway includes a plurality of hoppers, a shell that is disposed over the plurality of hoppers, and an internal U-shaped divider plate between each pair of adjacent hoppers. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160144800 | COLLAPSIBLE CARGO MAT ORGANIZER - A collapsible cargo mat organizer includes a base, a first sidewall and a first end wall. The first sidewall includes a bottom edge hingeably connected to the base and a top edge opposite the bottom edge. The first end wall includes a first core panel hingeably connected to the first sidewall and a second core panel hingeably connected to the first core panel and having a bottom edge abutting the base. The first sidewall is pivotable between a closed position, wherein the top edge of the first sidewall is positioned adjacent the base, and an open position, wherein the top edge of the first sidewall is displaced from the base. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160176443 | INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160375836 | OBJECT HOLDER ASSEMBLY IN A VEHICLE - An object holder assembly in a vehicle that includes a floor having an upper face intended to support at least one object and at least one trunk separator having a base able to be applied on the floor and a separating partition. The separator includes a fastening device having an active configuration in which the fastening device is able to fasten the base on the floor when the base is in contact with the upper face of the floor and a released configuration of the separator, and a control member for the fastening device, able to be actuated between a locking position, in which the control member activates the fastening device, and an unlocking position. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20190144045 | Method of Manufacturing Partition Panel for Vehicles | 05-16-2019 |
| 296240410 | Thermal | 1 |
| 20100283278 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A space surrounded by a partition member ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 296240420 | Prisoner transport | 2 |
| 20130147221 | PARTITION PROVIDING INCREASED LEGROOM - A partition for separating front and rear occupant areas of a vehicle comprising at least one partition member and at least one pair of partition support brackets. The partition bracket has an upper extent comprising a near ceiling member positionable adjacent a ceiling of the vehicle and two lateral extents comprising opposite side members. The partition support brackets are mountable to opposite sides of the vehicle and to the opposite side members of the partition member to couple the partition to the vehicle. The partition support bracket for at least one of the opposite sides comprises a load support section configured to support a proportion of a partition member load as applied to the at least one of the sides. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20140191528 | PARTITION PROVIDING INCREASED LEGROOM - A partition for separating front and rear occupant areas of a vehicle comprises a frame and multiple panel members. The frame is attached to the vehicle and has an upper lateral member, respective angled side tubular members and a window. The multiple panel members are configured to fit vertically between the window and a floor pan and horizontally between first and second sides. The multiple panel members comprise a first panel member for positioning adjacent the first side, a second panel member for positioning adjacent the second side and a center section laterally adjacent and separating the first and second panel members. The center section protrudes rearwardly relative to the first panel member and the second panel member. The second panel member is recessed forwardly of the first panel member and forwardly of the center section to increase space available in a rear seat aligned with the second panel member. | 07-10-2014 |
| 296240430 | Between passenger and cargo space | 26 |
| 20090033115 | Functional unit for a vehicle interior - A functional unit for a vehicle interior has a dimensionally stable functional profile including two mutually opposite end regions which are arranged in a longitudinally movable manner along profiled guide structures arranged in the vehicle interior. Provision is made for each end region to be provided with at least one rolling element, which is mounted on the end region in a manner such that it can rotate about at least one axis of rotation such that, during a longitudinal movement of the end region, the rolling element rolls along at least one surface region of the associated profiled guide structure. The functional unit is used for loading-space coverings in passenger vehicles. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090127880 | PARTITION - A partition for separating the cabin compartment from the cargo area in HHR-style vehicles where the cabin compartment is characterized by a deck having a front wall and recesses. The partition comprises a frame including a panel. The frame is securable to a front wall of the vehicle deck, and includes at least one support, each of the at least one supports receivable in one of the recesses of the deck. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100066114 | Kit And Bulkhead Assembly For Cargo Vehicles - A kit from which a plurality of parts are selected and arranged in a cargo vehicle to obtain bulkhead assembly for the cargo vehicle is provided. The assembly partitions or divides a cargo area from a driver area in the vehicle. The kit includes a reinforced composite first panel of a cellular core sandwich-type for positioning proximate a first side of and within the vehicle. The kit also includes a reinforced composite second panel of a cellular core sandwich-type. The second panel includes a first portion for positioning proximate a second side of and within the vehicle, a door portion disposed between the first panel and the first portion and a living hinge portion disposed between the first and door portions to allow the door portion of the second panel to pivot between open and closed positions to allow the driver to move between the areas in the open position of the door portion. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100156130 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has a luggage space bounded in part by a luggage space wall that has a closeable opening to a storage space in which a technical unit of the motor vehicle is accommodated. To make optimum use of the available storage space in the motor vehicle, a holding element is seated on the technical unit and has at least one recess for holding a technical device of the motor vehicle. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100244478 | VEHICLE CONSOLE WITH MOVABLE ARMREST - This invention relates to a console that is adapted to be located between first and second seats in a vehicle, the console having a base including a guide surface; and an armrest supported on the guide surface for movement relative to the base in a first direction and a second direction that is different from the first direction. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100264681 | INTEGRAL STRUCTURAL BULKHEAD FOR CARGO VANS - A cargo van includes an integral structural bulkhead to separate a passenger compartment from a cargo area. The cargo van is designed such that the bulkhead wall contributes to the structural rigidity of the vehicle for purposes of meeting National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requirements. That is, without the bulkhead, the cargo van would not meet NHTSA requirements. By designing the vehicle in this way, the overall vehicle weight is reduced as compared to vehicles in which bulkheads are optional add-ons. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110148134 | MOVABLE BULKHEAD SYSTEM TO INCREASE LOAD CAPACITY OF A VEHICLE - A moveable bulkhead | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110241372 | TONNEAU COVER DEVICE OF VEHICLE - A tonneau cover device of a vehicle equipped with a rear opening portion formed at a rear portion of a vehicle body, a back door to open and close the rear opening portion, and a rear baggage compartment formed in front of the rear opening portion, comprises a tonneau board provided so as to extend substantially horizontally over the rear baggage compartment, the tonneau board comprising plural split boards which are split in a vehicle longitudinal direction, longitudinally-adjacent split boards being coupled to each other via a hinge portion extending in a vehicle width direction, and first and second connecting members as a folding mechanism pulling upwardly the split boards when the back door is opened so that the split boards bend around the hinge portion. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110260484 | CARGO NET DEVICE - A pair of parallel pins abutting against the inner peripheral surface of a hollow shaft are provided to a first arm part of a shank at a predetermined spacing in the longitudinal direction. This prevents the shank from tilting or rattling. Further, a coil spring restricts the rotation of the shank around the first arm part and keeps the position of the shank such that an interlocking part points upward. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110266822 | CARGO NET DEVICE - A pair of parallel pins abutting against the inner peripheral surface of a hollow shaft are provided to a first arm part of a shank at a predetermined spacing in the longitudinal direction. This prevents the shank from tilting or rattling. Further, an insertion hole of the retaining cap and the cross section of the first arm part each have an elliptical shape, and thus the rotation of the shank with respect to the hollow shaft is restricted and the position of the shank is kept such that the interlocking part points upward. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120256437 | BARRIER NET MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A barrier net mounting structure may include a roof bracket provided on a head lining, and a hook provided on a lateral portion of a barrier net and inserted into the roof bracket, wherein the hook includes a rod having one end provided on the lateral portion of the barrier net, and the other end inserted into the roof bracket, and a locking portion and a stopper portion which may be provided on the other end of the rod in a spaced state therebetween, wherein one end of the locking portion may be locked to an inner surface of the roof bracket, and one end of the stopper portion may be supported by an outer surface of the roof bracket. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130001972 | CARGO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A vehicle is provided with a seat oriented in a passenger compartment forward of a storage compartment. The seat has a seat back that is pivotally connected to a body of the vehicle. The seat back is pivotable between a seating position and a storage position. A battery is disposed within the storage compartment. A tray is removably connected to the vehicle body in either one of a first and a second position. The tray is elevated from the battery within the storage compartment in the first position. The tray is connected to the vehicle body such that it is contiguous with and forward of the battery in the second position. A flat load floor is formed by the top surface of a housing of the battery together with the tray. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130221697 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CARGO RETENTION NET - A motor vehicle having a multi-functional cargo retention net system is provided. The system can include a motor vehicle with a cargo storage compartment that has a floor, a pair of spaced-apart sidewalls that extend upwardly from the floor, and a rear door that may or may not have a window. In addition, the cargo storage compartment has a cargo net with a first end that is attached at a central attachment position spaced apart from the floor and behind the row of passenger seats. The cargo net also has a second end that can be selectively attached at a top attachment position and a back attachment position, attachment at the top position providing a vertical divider between the luggage compartment and the passenger compartment and attachment at the back position providing a shelf and/or a horizontal cargo net extending across the floor. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130257079 | VEHICLE SEPARATING PANEL ASSEMBLY WITH ACCESS TO TRUNK RELEASE - Disclosed is a separating panel assembly for a vehicle with a rear trunk. An opening is defined in a portion of a separating panel and an access chute is located adjacent to the opening and leads into the trunk. A trunk release handle is located relative to the access chute such that the access chute guides a hand inserted from the passenger compartment through the opening to the trunk release handle. The opening is further located behind a foldable armrest when the armrest is folded up. A movable cover may be provided to cover the opening and reduce air flow between the trunk and the passenger compartment. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140015270 | STOWABLE CARGO COVER - A cargo cover assembly selectively covers a cargo compartment formed behind the rear seat and between spaced interior sidewalls vehicle. The cover assembly includes a housing pivotally connected to a rear seat and movable between storage and deployed positions. A cover, and preferably first and second cover portions, extend(s) in a lateral direction from the housing toward at least one of the interior sidewalls of the vehicle to a deployed position(s). Retaining members are formed in the sidewalls for securing the cover portions in the deployed positions. First and second rails may also be pivotally secured to the housing to receive perimeter portions of the respective cover portions and thereby add additional support and improving the aesthetics of the cover assembly. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140028043 | MOVEABLE BULKHEAD SYSTEM TO INCREASE LOAD CAPACITY OF A VEHICLE - A movable bulkhead | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140145464 | RESTRAINT DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE INTERIOR - A restraint device for a vehicle interior having a flexible planar structure movably mounted between a rest position and a function position and that is provided at its end area with a dimensionally stable pulling-out section, and having at least one roof-side holder in which the pulling-out section is detachably fixed by at least one complementary securing section in the extended function position of the planar structure. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140183894 | UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle includes a front seat, a rear seat at a rear side of the front seat, and a cargo bed at a rear side of the rear seat, and a screen for partitioning the cargo bed and a riding space at a front side of the cargo bed. The cargo bed includes left and right fixed side walls, a front wall movable into the riding space, and left and right expansion side walls expandable into the riding space. The cargo bed is changeable between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded forward into the riding space and a non-expanded state in which the cargo bed is not expanded into the riding space. The screen is attached to the front wall, and each expansion side wall is foldably attached to the front wall and a corresponding one of the fixed side walls. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140346801 | ADJUSTABLE PARTITION - A positionable vehicle partition system includes at least two rails, a substantially planar partition for separating a vehicle area into at least two sections, a slide assembly to facilitate movement of the partition relative to the rails, and a latch for retaining the partition in a selected position relative to the rails. The rails are configured to be mountable in a spaced apart parallel relationship. The slide assembly includes at least a stationary slide member affixed to or defined by each of the rails, and at least one movable slide member extending away from and directly or indirectly affixed to the partition. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150102622 | LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT COVER AND VEHICLE WITH A LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT COVER - A luggage compartment cover is disclosed for covering a luggage compartment of a vehicle. The luggage compartment cover features a rigid frame configured to be supported on a supporting surface of the vehicle. The luggage compartment cover includes a flexible sheet material fixed on and stretched by the frame. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150123419 | BODY SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE BODY - A body supporting structure for a vehicle body has a passenger-compartment section, a front-structure section and a rear-structure section. In order to form the body supporting structure, at least one supporting-structure body is configured as a three-dimensional flat structure which extends in all vehicle directions (x, y, z direction) and includes flat elements, the flat elements which extend in different vehicle directions (x, y, z direction) are connected with the formation of soft transitions, the flat elements are configured with cross-sectional areas which are structured depending on the applied loads, and flat elements with low applied loads or non-loadbearing regions are configured with apertures. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150291228 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT CONSTRUCTION - A motor vehicle body for light weight construction comprises at least a bottom unit, a roof and side units ( | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150343954 | PANELLESS CARGO SCREEN AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - A cargo screen device for a vehicle may include a housing unit which has a screen drawing groove, and a screen unit which includes a screen member that may be wound in the housing unit, or deployed from the housing unit through the screen drawing groove, wherein the screen unit includes a wire member which may be made of a flexible material, and coupled to the screen member along a tip of the screen member. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150375683 | HOLDER OF A TONNEAU COVER OR SEPARATION DEVICE FOR A LUGGAGE SPACE OF A VEHICLE - Holder of a tonneau cover of a vehicle including an internally hollow box-like body accommodating the tonneau device and provided with a longitudinal slot for extracting a retractable member of the tonneau device, and with opposite closed ends, received in use in pockets carried by the vehicle body and provided with releasable coupling means for coupling to the pockets; in which the box-like body includes: two half-shells thermoformed preferably in one single piece together with a plastic hinge defined by at least one deformable tongue, which joins the half-shells to each other along respective opposite first longitudinal sides of the half-shells; the half-shells are reciprocally couplable by overlapping with respective facing concavities thereof; and a pair of opposite cup-shaped heads which, with the half-shells coupled, are fitted on corresponding opposite ends of the half-shells, to form the ends of the box-like body. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160059787 | MULTIPURPOSE CARGO NET AND HOOK SYSTEM - A cargo management system for a vehicle includes a first pair, a second pair, and a third pair of anchors. The first and second pairs of anchors are positioned adjacent each other and the third pair of anchors is positioned remote from the first pair. The system further includes a flexible substrate having a first pair of attachment features coupleable with the first pair of anchors and a second pair of attachment features selectively coupleable with the second pair or third pair of anchors. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160083020 | COMPARTMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE EMPLOYING THE SAME - The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a compartment panel assembly to be positioned between one or more seats and a trunk storage of a vehicle. The compartment panel includes a panel portion, a protruding portion extending from the panel portion and including a first wall which defines thereupon a first aperture, and a first storage container to be at least partially received through the first aperture. The present invention in one or more embodiments is advantageous positioned in providing effective storage within the vehicle interior, and in particular providing storage spaces that are lockable and/or not directly visible for enhanced storage security. | 03-24-2016 |
| 296240440 | Shelf | 15 |
| 20080284188 | System for Shelf Mounting in Mobile Truck Body - A system for mounting adjustable shelves ( | 11-20-2008 |
| 20120025556 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STACKING LOADS IN VEHICLES - A system for optimising storage in an enclosed transport trailer ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20130020823 | ROOF PANELS FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - An automotive vehicle having a front end, a rear end, and a longitudinal axis. The vehicle includes a passenger compartment disposed between the front end and the rear end. A roof overlies the passenger compartment. The roof is comprised of a pair of roof beams extending parallel to the longitudinal axis adjacent opposed sides of the vehicle. A first forward transverse beam extends between the roof beams. A second rearward transverse beam extends between the first and second roof beams. A first removable roof panel closes a space between the first and second transverse beams. A second removable roof panel closes a space rearward of the second transverse beam. The roof panels can be assembled to form a shelf in a storage compartment of the vehicle. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130307285 | ADJUSTABLE MODULAR SHELVING SYSTEM - An adjustable modular shelving system is secureable to a rail mounting system in the cargo area of a vehicle. The shelving system includes a pair of end panels, each pair having an end panel flange with a plurality of end panel flange apertures. The end panel flange extends along a portion of an outer periphery of each of the pair of end panels. The shelving system may include a shelf having a base and a pair of shelf flanges which extend from longitudinal end portions of the base, one of the pair of shelf flanges includes a plurality of locking mechanisms and another one of the pair of shelf flanges include a plurality of shelf apertures. The locking mechanisms may securably connect with a first side of the pair of end panels, and the plurality of shelf apertures may securably connect with a second side of the pair of end panels. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140015271 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH HEIGHT ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR LOADING FLOOR - A motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a loading floor, a height adjusting device for the loading floor with a guide, on which the loading floor is mounted pivotably on a front end portion about a pivot axis and movably for a movement with a component in vertical direction and the loading floor with the guide can be mounted in at least two different height positions, at least two support elements formed in a different vertical orientation for supporting a rear end portion of the loading floor in the at least two different height positions. The guide includes, but is not limited to a first guideway for moving the front end portion towards the top and a second guideway for moving the front end portion towards the bottom and the first and second guideway are formed spatially separated on the guide. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140054917 | VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT HAVING A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE LOADING FLOOR - A vehicle is provided with a luggage compartment that houses an additional support unit having a loading floor, height-adjustable between a lowered position and at least one raised position; the unit has two levers hinged to a fixed structure about a first horizontal axis and to the loading floor about a second horizontal axis, parallel to the first one; when placed in the raised position, the loading floor is supported, but can be rotated upwards about the second horizontal axis; the levers carry respective appendages, which rest on fixed brackets to support the loading floor in the raised position. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140110960 | INTERIOR DECK SYSTEM FOR A TRAILER OR OTHER STORAGE CONTAINER - An interior deck system of a trailer includes a side rail configured to be coupled to an inner surface of a sidewall of the trailer and a panel coupled to the side rail. The panel is movable between a generally vertical, stowed position and a generally horizontal, use position. The interior deck system further includes a hinge assembly including a hinge butt coupled to the side rail and a hinge strap coupled to the panel. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140117695 | VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT HAVING A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE LOADING FLOOR - A vehicle has a luggage compartment delimited, at the bottom, by a bottom floor and, at the rear, by a cross-beam defining an entry sill of the luggage compartment. The luggage compartment houses an additional loading floor that can be placed by a user in a lowered position, adjacent to the bottom floor, and in at least one raised position. The vehicle further has a retention member connected to a front end portion of the additional loading floor and to the cross-beam and has two flexible elongated elements connected to a rear end portion of the additional loading floor when the latter is placed in the lowered position. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140175821 | MOTOR VEHICLE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT COVERING DEVICE - A motor vehicle luggage compartment covering device has a parcel shelf defined by a panel hinged to two sides of the luggage compartment about a horizontal axis and having two rear holes; the device also has two ties provided with respective ropes which extend through said holes; the lower ends of the ropes are fixed to two weights; the upper ends, however, are attached to two hooking elements that are hung in a releasable manner to a tailgate of the luggage compartment; for each rope, the upper ends are provided with respective protrusions, which are integral with the ropes and engage respective retaining seats obtained in the hooking elements; the holes of the parcel shelf have a diameter which is higher than that of the protrusions and is lower than the size of the hooking elements. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140354001 | SHELVING SYSTEMS - A shelving system includes side members that each define a first channel having a slide disposed therein. A cross member extends between and connects the slides. The cross member defines a second channel having a guide member disposed therein. The guide member defines a third channel and a flange. A container includes side walls having a rail. One of the rails is movably disposed in the third channel. The rails include a first locking element and a second locking element. The handle includes a third locking element that engages the first locking element. The handle is movable between a first position in which the second locking element engages the flange and the container is fixed relative to the guide member and a second position in which the second locking element is spaced apart from the flange and the container can translate relative to the guide member. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150343953 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes a rear seat, a forward shelf and an aft shelf. The forward shelf is movable between first and second retention locations and the aft shelf is movable between horizontal and vertical retention locations defined by side wall structures. The second retention location is above the first retention location. In the second retention location the forward shelf is located proximate an upper end of the upright seatback. With the aft shelf in the horizontal retention location and the forward shelf in the first retention location, the forward shelf and the aft shelf are co-planar. With the seatback upright, the aft shelf in the vertical retention location and the forward shelf in the second retention location, the back surface of the seatback, the forward shelf and the aft shelf define an enclosed storage space. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150375682 | TONNEAU BOARD - A tonneau board used in a luggage space and movable according to opening and closing of a back door of a vehicle is provided. The tonneau board includes a rear board, a hinge portion, a front board, and an elongated connecting member. The rear board is disposed in front of the back door and includes a connect portion in a vehicular front portion thereof. The front board is in front of the rear board and connected to the rear board via the hinge portion to be pivotable around the hinge portion. The connecting member has flexibility and is configured to connect the rear board and the back door and includes a loop connected to the front portion of the rear board via the connect portion. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160137135 | STORAGE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH VEHICLE STORAGE PLATFORM - The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a storage assembly for a vehicle with a storage platform, where the storage assembly includes a retaining part including a retaining portion, the retaining part being at least pivotably connected to the storage platform, and an elastic part connected with the retaining part such that the elastic part exerts a pulling force the retaining part toward a rear of the vehicle. | 05-19-2016 |
| 296240450 | With outer wall access | 2 |
| 20100013257 | Trailer utility box - The present invention is directed to a modular storage system for storing items on a trailer. The modular storage system includes a plurality of containers connected to the railing of a trailer. The containers may be modular so as to be selectively arrangeable along the railing. The containers may be connected to the outside or inside of the railing. At least one of the containers may be positioned over a wheel of the trailer and include a wheel well for housing and protecting the wheel. The containers may include lockable lids for protecting the stored items. The containers may further include one or more attachments, such as a tool rack or T-mount. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20130009419 | TRUNK OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A trunk of a motor vehicle having an opening providing access from the outside, a floor, two side walls substantially transversal to the floor, a load platform, which is defined by a first edge facing the opening, by a second edge substantially parallel to the first edge and by two side edges substantially transversal to the first and second edge; the trunk being further equipped with two shelves, each of which is integral with a respective side wall and has a respective groove overlooking the groove of the other first shelf and adapted to be slidingly engaged by a respective said side edge in order to arrange and keep the load platform stable in a tilted position with respect to the floor. | 01-10-2013 |
| 296240460 | Between seats | 13 |
| 20090256377 | MOVEABLE PET BARRIER - A barrier for partitioning sections of a vehicle includes a barrier portion and at least one attachment member adapted to secure the barrier portion to a vehicle seat. The barrier portion includes an upper center portion mateable with a lower center portion. The barrier portion further includes a first cross bar secured to the upper center portion, with the first cross bar having first and second ends, a second cross bar secured to the lower center portion, with the second cross bar having first and second ends, and a first connection member securable to the first ends of the first and second cross bars. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100201148 | ADJUSTABLE SECURITY PARTITION FOR A VEHICLE - A pivotably adjustable security partition installable in a vehicle for providing a barrier between a front occupant area and a rear occupant area is provided. The partition may, be pivotably mounted to lower seatbelt mounts via an articulating joint. Additionally, the partition may be secured to upper seatbelt mounts. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100237646 | AIR BAG COMPATIBLE VEHICLE PARTITION - A security partition for use in a vehicle having side curtain air bags is shown. The partition includes a frame. The frame in combination with the vehicle defines a cavity. The side curtain air bags are configured to deploy and occupy the cavity. A side wing is configured to be fastened to the frame. The side wing includes a body, and an air bag director. The plane of the air bag director is angled relative to the plane of the body. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100264682 | VEHICLE BARRIER - A barrier for a vehicle that includes first and second substantially identical sections. The first and second sections are adapted to reside in a vehicle footwell between first and second vehicle seats. Each of the sections includes opposite first and second main panels, opposite first and second side panels extending between the first and second main panels, and opposite first and second end panels extending between the first and second main panels and between the first and second side panels. A thickness of each section is defined by the distance between the first and second main panels and the thickness is substantially equal to the shortest distance between the first and second seats. One of the first and second side panels includes a mating surface having a fastener for coupling the first and second sections. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110042989 | VEHICLE BARRIER - A barrier for a vehicle that comprises a main section adapted to reside in a vehicle footwell and the main section has a width that is defined between opposite first and second ends thereof that is about half of a width of the vehicle footwell. A divider section is disposed substantially perpendicularly to the main section. The divider section is configured to rest on a vehicle seat. The divider section defines a length between opposite first and second ends thereof. The length of the divider section is substantially the distance from one of the first and second ends of the main section to a back of the vehicle seat, whereby the divider section is configured to define first and second discrete areas in the vehicle such that the divider section is located between the first and second discrete areas. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20120068490 | SEAT PARTITION AND METHOD FOR PARTITIONING PASSENGERS IN A VEHICLE - A partition for use in vehicles having interior cabin space including at least one row of seats includes a deformable frame and at least one attachment device. The deformable frame is covered at least partially with a fabric material. The at least one attachment device attaches the deformable frame to a portion of a vehicle. Upon installation in a vehicle, the deformable frame separates a first passenger seat of the vehicle from a second passenger seat in the same row. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120187708 | Police cruiser shield apparatus and method - The protective shield apparatus comprises a partition, a collar, a plurality of protrusions, a plurality of securing members. The partition is provided to fill a surface area between the two volumes to be divided, such as, for example, the front seat area and the back seat area. The perimeter of the surface area is engaged by the collar for completely securing the two volumes. The protrusions are fixedly engaged with the collar. Further, the protrusions in operative association with the abutment secure the protective shield apparatus in place. Particularly, the protrusions and the abutment secure a member on alternate sides for securing the protective shield apparatus. The partition can be comprised of multiple sheets of partitions. The multiple sheets of partition are held together by a plurality of securing members. Thus, the protective shield apparatus can be adapted for varying levels of protection by adding another partition and securing the partitions together with the securing members. Optionally, the protective shield apparatus also comprises a window frame and a window. The window is secured in the window frame. All the materials used in the protective shield apparatus have a specific ballistic certification. The method provides for injecting woven roving ballistic grade fiberglass cloth with a thermoset polyester resin to form impregnated cloth, placing the impregnated cloth in a hot press, pressing the impregnated cloth into flat rigid sheets and other shapes, fabricating components from the pressed impregnated cloth such as partitions, window frames, collars, protrusions, abutments, and assembling the components into a protective shied apparatus. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120217765 | PORTABLE PRIVACY BARRIER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A portable privacy barrier is positionable between two side-by-side motor vehicle seats or between two portions of a single, multiple occupant motor vehicle seat. A first elongated support member is configured to be removably secured between a floor and a ceiling of the motor vehicle fore of the seat or seats, and a second elongated support member configured to be removably secured between the ceiling of the motor vehicle and the floor of the motor vehicle aft of the two seats or between the ceiling of the motor vehicle and the seat bottom of the single seat. A flexible sheet is attached to the first and second elongated support members and extends between the first and second elongated support members to provide the privacy barrier. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20130020824 | Partitioning a Vehicle Interior - A first planar partition member is positioned behind a seat in a vehicle. A second planar partition member is moved into a position relative to the first planar partition member such that the first and second planar partition members block air from flowing above the seat. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130113232 | VEHICLE SECURITY PARTITION - The vehicle security partition has a barrier that separates the interior compartment of an automotive vehicle into front and rear seating areas in order to inhibit contact between front seating area occupants and rear seating area occupants. A bi-directional recessed housing is part of the barrier which is supported by a frame and provides leg-room for the rear seating area occupant while allowing for full rearward adjustment of the driver's seat. The bi-directional recessed housing also includes a recessed area for storing articles in the front seating area. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20150375705 | VEHICLE INTERIOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle interior structure has a driver's seat disposed inside a cabin, a rear passenger's seat disposed on a vehicle rear side of the driver's seat inside the cabin, a partition wall member extending in a vehicle width direction between the driver's seat and the rear passenger's seat, and an inside handle for opening that opens a door on a side of the rear passenger's seat. The inside handle is set at a position rearward of and close to a vehicle outer end portion of the partition wall member in the vehicle width direction. The partition wall member includes an inclining surface portion inclining such that the inclining surface portion becomes closer to a vehicle front side as extending toward a vehicle center from the vehicle outer end portion. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160001729 | VEHICLE INTERIOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle interior structure has a driver's seat disposed inside a cabin, a rear passenger's seat disposed on a vehicle rear side of the driver's seat inside the cabin, and a partition panel arranged along a vehicle width direction between the driver's seat and the rear passenger's seat. Both ends of the partition panel in the vehicle width direction are disposed close to left and right side walls of the cabin, respectively. At least one of an upper edge and a lower edge of the partition panel is provided with a fragile section including a recess formed by a cutout extending toward a vertical center, and a protrusion protruding such that a distance from the vertical center to a tip of the protrusion in a vertical direction is greater than that of the recess. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160046215 | AUTOMOBILE SEAT DIVIDER - A method of assembling a seat divider kit suitable for use in an automobile, wherein the seat divider is collapsible and removable. The seat divider kit comprises of a collapsible shade, a base, hook and loop fasteners, and connectors. The seat divider kit can also include a shade fastener to maintain the collapsible shade in a collapsed position. | 02-18-2016 |
