Bulkhead assembly for vehicles
First Claim
1. A bulkhead for a vehicle having a first side and a second side, the bulkhead comprising:
- a first panel for positioning proximate to the first side of the vehicle;
a second panel for positioning proximate to the second side of the vehicle; and
a door panel disposed between and hingedly attached to one of the first and second panels,wherein said first, second, and door panels are formed from a polymer material andat least one of the first and second panels defines a cavity having a width sufficient to accommodate a seat back when the seat back is moved into a reclined position.
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Abstract
A bulkhead assembly for a vehicle such as, for example, a van or truck comprises a first panel adjacent and substantially perpendicular to a street-side wall of the vehicle, a second panel adjacent and substantially perpendicular to a curb-side wall of the vehicle, and a door panel disposed between the first and second panels, the door being hingedly attached to one of the first and second panels, wherein the panels are formed from a polymer material. In one embodiment, the panel adjacent the street-side wall of the vehicle (i.e., the driver-side panel) defines a cavity extending rearwardly into the cargo area, the cavity being sized (in terms of the cavity'"'"'s width) to accommodate the seat-back of the driver'"'"'s seat.
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30 Claims
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1. A bulkhead for a vehicle having a first side and a second side, the bulkhead comprising:
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a first panel for positioning proximate to the first side of the vehicle; a second panel for positioning proximate to the second side of the vehicle; and a door panel disposed between and hingedly attached to one of the first and second panels, wherein said first, second, and door panels are formed from a polymer material and at least one of the first and second panels defines a cavity having a width sufficient to accommodate a seat back when the seat back is moved into a reclined position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A bulkhead for a vehicle having a first side and a second side, the bulkhead comprising:
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a first panel for positioning proximate and substantially perpendicular to the first side of the vehicle; a second panel for positioning proximate and substantially perpendicular to the second side of the vehicle; and a door panel hingedly connected to the first panel, wherein each of the first, second, and door panels is formed from a polymer material and at least one of said first, second, and door panels defines a cut-out window area. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A bulkhead assembly for a vehicle having a first side, a second side, and a seat with a moveable seat back and a seat back width, the bulkhead comprising:
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a first panel for positioning proximate and substantially perpendicular to the first side of the vehicle; a second panel for positioning proximate and substantially perpendicular to the second side of the vehicle, the second panel lying substantially in the same vertical and horizontal planes as the first panel; and a door hingedly attached to one of the first and second panels, wherein each of said first, second, and door panels is formed from a polymer material, and the first panel defines a cavity extending away from the seat and having a width to accommodate the seat back when the seat back is moved into a reclined position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A bulkhead for a vehicle having a first side and a second side, the bulkhead comprising:
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a first panel for positioning proximate to the first side of the vehicle; a second panel for positioning proximate to the second side of the vehicle; and a door panel disposed between and hingedly attached to one of the first and second panels, wherein at least one of the first and second panels defines a cavity having a width sufficient to accommodate a seat back when the seat back is moved into a reclined position. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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