Automotive cargo restraint and security screen

In an automobile having a rear cargo area defined by transversely spaced, generally vertically oriented sidewalls, a upper roof, a lower floor, a rear seat of a passenger compartment of said automobile, and a rear wall, the improvement comprising:

• a screen apparatus including:
• an elongated housing mounted in first housing supports on said opposing sidewalls to span the distance between said sidewalls, said first housing supports being located adjacent said rear seat and proximate to said floor to position said housing adjacent said floor, said sidewalls having second housing supports positioned above said floor to permit a selective relocation of said housing at a second position elevated above said floor;
• a blind extendible from said housing, said blind including a handle;
• and
• a tensioning device supported in said housing for engagement with said blind to urge a retraction of said blind into said housing;
• a first pair of attachment supports located vertically above said first housing supports adjacent said roof for selective engagement with said handle to restrain said blind in a vertically extended position with respect to said housing to form a barrier between said rear cargo area and said passenger compartment;
• a second pair of attachment supports located adjacent said rear wall proximate to said floor for selective engagement with said handle to restrain said blind in a horizontally extended position with respect to said housing when mounted in said first housing supports to form a covering over said floor;
• a third pair of attachment supports located adjacent said rear wall and spaced above said second pair of attachment supports for selective engagement with said handle to restrain said blind in a generally horizontally extended position elevated above said floor when said housing is selectively mounted in said second housing supports;
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• an intermediate pair of attachment supports positioned between said first and second housing supports for selective engagement with said handle to restrain said blind in a generally vertically extended position with said handle being at a height to form a storage pocket against said rear seat.

In an automobile having a rear cargo area defined by transversely spaced, generally vertically oriented sidewalls, a upper roof, a lower floor, a rear seat of a passenger compartment of said automobile, and a rear wall, the improvement comprising:

• a screen apparatus including an elongated housing;
• a blind extendible from said housing, said blind including a handle;
• and a tensioning device supported in said housing for engagement with said blind to urge a retraction of said blind into said housing;
• said sidewalls including multiple housing supports for selectively mounting said housing for deployment of said blind, including:
• first housing supports located adjacent said rear seat and proximate to said floor to position said housing adjacent said floor;
• second housing supports positioned vertically above said first housing supports to permit a selective relocation of said housing at a second position elevated above said floor;
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• third housing supports located proximate to said floor and rearwardly of said first housing supports to permit a selective relocation of said housing at a second position adjacent said floor;
• said sidewalls further including multiple attachment supports for selective engagement with said handle to restrain said blind in an extended position relative to said housing, said multiple attachment supports including:
• a first pair of attachment supports located vertically above said first housing supports adjacent said roof for selective engagement with said handle to restrain said blind in a vertically extended position with respect to said housing when mounted selectively in said first and second housing supports to form a barrier between said rear cargo area and said passenger compartment;
• a second pair of attachment supports located adjacent said rear wall proximate to said floor for selective engagement with said handle to restrain said blind in a horizontally extended position with respect to said housing when mounted in said first housing supports to form a covering over said floor;
• a third pair of attachment supports located adjacent said rear wall and spaced above said second pair of attachment supports for selective engagement with said handle to restrain said blind in a generally horizontally extended position elevated above said floor when said housing is selectively mounted in said second housing supports;
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• a fourth pair of attachment supports located vertically above said third housing supports for selective engagement with said handle to restrain said blind in a vertically extended position with respect to said housing being mounted in said third housing supports to form a rear cargo area divider.