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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/00 (2006.01); B60P 3/42 (2006.01); B60P 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 3/423 (2013.01); B60P 7/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A movable bulkheadfor a motor vehicle such as a vanis disclosed comprising a number of panelsandhingedly connected together to permit the bulkheadto be moved or transformed between forward and rear positions by rotation of the panelsand. The bulkheadis U-shaped defining a concavity that faces forward when the bulkheadis latched in the forward position and rearwardly when the bulkheadis latched in the rear position so as to maximize the cargo carrying capacity of the van