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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2000
Jonathan A. Dykstra, Holland, MI (US);
Darren C. Mcintire, Holland, MI (US);
Leif A. Norland, Holland, MI (US);
Donald L. Sauer, Bemidji, MN (US);
David B. Fry, Holland, MI (US);
Adam W. Callif, Holland, MI (US);
Chris Hogg, Holland, MI (US);
Mike Burns, Holland, MI (US);
John Brett, Holland, MI (US);
Jonathan A. Dykstra, Holland, MI (US);
Darren C. McIntire, Holland, MI (US);
Leif A. Norland, Holland, MI (US);
Donald L. Sauer, Bemidji, MN (US);
David B. Fry, Holland, MI (US);
Adam W. Callif, Holland, MI (US);
Chris Hogg, Holland, MI (US);
Mike Burns, Holland, MI (US);
John Brett, Holland, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A cargo management system of this invention includes a deep well storage area beneath a cargo floor, which well may be horizontally and/or vertically divided and which preferably includes a plurality of doors to access the well. In the illustrated embodiment, the management system also includes a panel which may be placed into three positions: a first storage position in which the panel is flush against the back of the rear seat; a second shelf position in which the panel is horizontal and spaced from the cargo floor by a first distance; and a third privacy shield position in which the panel is also horizontal but is spaced from the cargo floor a second distance, the second distance exceeding the first distance.