Gate for a vehcile
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Rodriguez, Dale Butterworth, Mitsuyasu Hikosaka, James Iwanski
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a cabin area, a cargo area, a gate and a latch receiver. The gate is disposed between the cabin area and the cargo area. The gate has a closed configuration disposed in an opening in a wall separating the cabin area and the cargo area and an open configuration disposed within the cabin area. The gate includes a latch. The latch receiver is disposed in the wall separating the cabin area and the cargo area. The latch receiver is configured to receive the latch to fix the gate in the closed configuration.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a cabin area;
- a cargo area;
- a gate disposed between the cabin area and the cargo area, the gate including a left side surface, a right side surface and a top surface, the gate having a closed configuration disposed in an opening in a wall separating the cabin area and the cargo area and an open configuration disposed within the cabin area, the gate including a striker latch located on the left side surface or the right side surface;
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- a latch receiver disposed in the wall separating the cabin area and the cargo area, the latch receiver including a receiver actuator and a receiver member configured to receive and lock the striker latch to fix the gate in the closed configuration.
A method of latching a gate of a vehicle, comprising:
- providing a gate between a cabin area of a vehicle and a cargo area of the vehicle, the gate including a left side surface, a right side surface and a top surface, the gate having a striker latch located on the left side surface or the right side surface and a closed configuration and an open configuration;
- providing a wall separating the cabin area and the cargo area, the wall including an opening to receive the gate and a latch receiver including a receiver actuator and a receiver member configured to receive and lock the striker latch to fix the gate in the closed configuration;
- rotating the gate in a rearward direction of the vehicle so as to locate the gate within the opening;
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- receiving the striker latch in the latch receiver to fix the gate within the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.