Cargo area airbag
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1. A vehicle cargo restraint system for a vehicle having a forward seating area and an interior rearward cargo area, said system comprising:
- a panel mounted adjacent an interior roof of said vehicle; and
an airbag for powering said panel from a position adjacent said roof of said vehicle to a position wherein a portion of said panel is contacting a seat of said forward seating area dividing said forward seating area from said cargo area.
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A vehicle cargo restraint system is provided for a vehicle having a forward seating area and an interior rearward cargo area. The system includes a pane mounted adjacent an interior roof of the vehicle. An airbag is provided for powering the panel from a position adjacent the roof of the vehicle to a position wherein a portion of the panel is adjacent the forward seating area dividing the forward seating area from the cargo area of the vehicle.
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1. A vehicle cargo restraint system for a vehicle having a forward seating area and an interior rearward cargo area, said system comprising:
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a panel mounted adjacent an interior roof of said vehicle; and an airbag for powering said panel from a position adjacent said roof of said vehicle to a position wherein a portion of said panel is contacting a seat of said forward seating area dividing said forward seating area from said cargo area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of restraining cargo items in a rearward interior cargo area of a vehicle from a forward seating area during an exigent event comprising:
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mounting a panel adjacent a roof of said vehicle; signaling an existence of an exigent event; and deploying an airbag in response to said signaling to position a portion of said panel contacting a seat in said seating area to separate said cargo area from said seating area to inhibit travel of items within said cargo area from passing into said seating area. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An automotive vehicle comprising:
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a frame providing an enclosure with a forward seating area and a rearward interior cargo area; a panel mounted adjacent an interior roof of said vehicle; and an airbag for powering said panel from a position adjacent said roof of said vehicle to a position wherein a portion of said panel is adjacent said forward seating area dividing said forward seating area from said cargo area; and
wherein said vehicle has at least first and second rows of seating and said cargo space may be extended by modifying said second row of seating and wherein there is at least first and second longitudinally spaced panels mounted adjacent said interior roof of said vehicle with air bags for powering said respective panels. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of restraining cargo items in a rearward interior cargo area of a vehicle from a forward seating area during an exigent event;
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mounting a panel adjacent a roof of said vehicle; signaling an existence of an exigent event; deploying an airbag in response to said signaling to position a portion of said panel adjacent a seat in said seating area to separate said cargo area from said seating area to inhibit travel of items within said cargo area from passing into said seating area; and preventing a deployment of said panel based upon a seat being in an upright position when said seat is in an extendable portion of said cargo area.
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