Truck bed bulkhead

• US 4,961,677 A
• Filed: 01/25/1990
• Issued: 10/09/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Marvin L. Downard Jr
• Original Assignee: Marvin L. Downard Jr
• Inventors: Downard, Marvin L. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Focarino, Margaret A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kramer, Dean J.
• Application Number:
  US07/470,430
• Time in Patent Office: 257 Days
• Field of Search: 410/31, 410/43, 410/94, 410/121, 410/122, 410/126, 410/127, 410/129, 410/130, 410/135, 410/140, 410/145, 296/37.6, 296/39.2, 119/11
• US Class Current: 410/129
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 7/14 the load bracing means comprising a movable bulkhead

Abstract

A vertical removable bulkhead is specified for use in a freight carrier bed with sidewalls, particularly pickup trucks, to divide and support cargo. The bulkhead is constructed of a rigid material and is suspended by hangers from the top edges of opposing truck bed'"'"'s sidewalls. The hangers are cantilevered extensions of the bulkhead wall part and are made an integral part thereof for suspension in the truck bed without the use of connecting hardware.

Claims

1. In a pickup truck of the type comprising a cargo bed, enclosing cargo bed opposing sidewalls, and wheel well cover means within the cargo bed, an improved partitioned cargo bed wherein the partitioning comprises a vertical wall and hanger means, the wall comprising a single vertical rigid wall spanning between opposing truck bed sidewalls to separate two adjacent portions of the truck bed, the sizes of which can be variably selected by the longitudinal positioning of the wall on the truck bed sidewalls, and suspended in unattached contact on the sidewalls'"'"' top edges by hanger means, and the hanger means comprising rigid integral horizontal and cantilevering extensions from each end of the wall for extending over the sidewalls'"'"' top edges for bearing thereon, the portion of the vertical rigid wall below the level of the hanger means extending outwardly beyond the innermost boundary of the wheel well cover means and stabilizingly abutting against the wheel well cover means.

2. A vertical truck bed positioning in accordance with claim 1 wherein the hanger means more particularly comprise rigid integral extensions from each end of the wall turning downward onto the top edges of the truck sidewalls.

3. A vertical truck bed bulkhead in accordance with claim 1 wherein the hanger means further comprises integral extensions from each end of the wall extending over top of the sidewalls'"'"' top edges and turning downward over the outer faces of the sidewalls.

4. A vertical truck bed bulkhead in accordance with claim 1 wherein the wall more particularly comprises a multiplicity of parallel rigid wall sections with interconnection means thereon for securing the sections in parallel interlocking contact relative to each other.

5. A vertical truck bed bulkhead comprising a single rigid wall for spanning between opposing truck bed sidewalls to separate two adjacent portions of the truck bed, the sizes of which can be variably selected by the longitudinal positioning of the wall on the truck bed sidewalls, and suspended from the sidewalls'"'"' top edges by hanger means, the hanger means comprising horizontal cantilevering extensions from each end of the wall for extending above the sidewalls'"'"' top edges for resting in unattached contact thereon.

6. A vertical truck bed bulkhead in accordance with claim 5 wherein the hanger means more particularly comprise rigid integral extensions from each end of the wall turning downward onto the top edges of the truck sidewalls.

7. A vertical truck bed bulkhead in accordance with claim 5 wherein the hanger means further comprises integral extensions from each end of the wall extending over top of the sidewalls'"'"' top edges and turning downward over the outer faces of the sidewalls.

8. A vertical truck bed bulkhead in accordance with claim 5 wherein the wall more particularly comprises a multiplicity of parallel rigid wall sections with interconnection means thereon for securing the sections in parallel interlocking contact relative to each other.