Selectively pivotable mid-gate for a vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsDaniel Lopez de Salvi, Carla Pamela Puig, Lawrence G. Cole, Syed Albeez, Joern Zirfass
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Abstract
A selectively pivotable mid-gate for a vehicle includes a first mid-gate member pivotally mounted to the vehicle through a hinge member and a second mid-gate member is pivotally mounted to the vehicle and the first mid-gate member through the hinge member. A latch system is operatively connected to the first mid-gate member and the second mid-gate member. The latch system is selectively operable to release the first mid-gate member to rotate in a first direction and to release the first mid-gate member and the second mid-gate member to rotate in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.
Claims20
A selectively pivotable mid-gate for a vehicle comprising:
- a first mid-gate member pivotally mounted to the vehicle through a hinge member;
- a second mid-gate member pivotally mounted to the vehicle and the first mid-gate member through the hinge member;
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- a latch system operatively connected to the first mid-gate member and the second mid-gate member, the latch system being selectively operable to release the first mid-gate member to rotate in a first direction and to release the first mid-gate member and the second mid-gate member to rotate in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.
A vehicle comprising:
- a body defining a passenger compartment and a cargo bed arranged aft of the passenger compartment;
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- a mid-gate selectively separating the passenger compartment and the cargo bed, the mid-gate comprising:
- a first mid-gate member pivotally mounted to the vehicle through a hinge member;
- a second mid-gate member pivotally mounted to the vehicle and the first mid-gate member through the hinge member;
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- a latch system operatively connected to the first mid-gate member and the second mid-gate member, the latch system being selectively operable to release the first mid-gate member to rotate in a first direction and to release the first mid-gate member and the second mid-gate member to rotate in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.