Cargo area partition system for a vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorDavid B. Waskie
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Abstract
A cargo area partition system for a vehicle includes a rear seat positioned within a cabin area of the vehicle and adjacent a cargo area in the vehicle. The rear seat includes a rear seat back that is pivotally positionable between an upright position and a substantially horizontal position. The system further includes a seat striker adapted to engage and to releasably fix the rear seat back in an upright position, and a partition panel configured to releasably engage the seat striker and define a partition in the cargo area when the rear seat back is positioned in the substantially horizontal position.
Claims15
A cargo area partition system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a rear seat positioned within a cabin area of the vehicle and adjacent a cargo area in the vehicle, wherein the rear seat includes a rear seat back that is pivotally positionable between an upright position and a substantially horizontal position;
- a seat striker adapted to engage and to releasably fix the rear seat back in an upright position;
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- a partition panel configured to releasably engage the seat striker and define a partition in the cargo area when the rear seat back is positioned in the substantially horizontal position.
A cargo area partition system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a rear seat positioned within a cabin area of the vehicle and adjacent a cargo area in the vehicle, wherein the rear seat includes a rear seat back that is pivotally positionable between an upright position and a substantially horizontal position;
- a pair of seat strikers each adapted to engage and to releasably fix the rear seat back in an upright position, wherein each of the seat strikers defines a laterally inwardly and rearwardly facing notch;
- a pair of rear quarter panels at least partially laterally defining the cargo area in the vehicle;
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- a partition panel configured to releasably engage each of the seat strikers and define a partition in the cargo area when the rear seat back is positioned in the substantially horizontal position, wherein the partition panel includes edge portions that each releasably engage one of the seat striker notches when defining a partition in the cargo area, wherein each of the pair of rear quarter panels form a landing portion rearwardly supporting the partition panel adjacent respective edge portions of the partition panel, wherein a height of the partition panel extends from a hinge area of the rear seat back to a top of one of the pair rear quarter trim panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.