AUXILIARY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
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1. An auxiliary storage system for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a movable bulkhead adapted to be carried upon a load floor of a vehicle;
a movable cover for engaging an upper portion of said bulkhead; and
a lock mechanism for selectively locking said movable cover to said bulkhead.
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Abstract
An auxiliary storage system for an automotive vehicle includes a movable unshaped bulkhead adapted to be carried upon a load floor of a vehicle, a movable cover for engaging an upper portion of the bulkhead, and a lock mechanism for selectively locking the removable cover to the bulkhead.
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1. An auxiliary storage system for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a movable bulkhead adapted to be carried upon a load floor of a vehicle;
a movable cover for engaging an upper portion of said bulkhead; and
a lock mechanism for selectively locking said movable cover to said bulkhead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a chassis;
a load floor mounted upon said chassis;
a wall circumscribing at least a portion of said load floor;
a movable bulkhead for enclosing a portion of said load floor not circumscribed by said wall; and
a movable cover mounted to said wall and having a selectively deployable section for engaging said movable bulkhead. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for expanding a walled storage space within an automotive vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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placing a generally u-shaped movable bulkhead upon a load floor comprising a foldable tailgate, so as to extend a wall circumscribing at least a portion of said load floor; and
extending and locking at least one section of a selectively deployable movable cover upon said movable bulkhead. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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