Bert T Swanson

US Patent:

62171038, Apr 17, 2001

Filed:

Nov 2, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/431323

Inventors:

Stephanie Stella Schultz - Newport MI
Bert Theodore Swanson - Brighton MI
Colleen Marie Hoffman - Canton MI
Jack V. Giles - Temperance MI

Assignee:

Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60P 702

US Classification:

29610009

Abstract:

A pickup truck cargo bed tonneau cover (30) includes cover panels (32, 34) and a cargo bed partition (50) mounted on a common hinge to suspend the partition (50) beneath the tonneau cover and divide the cargo bed (14) into individual compartments (14a, 14b). The cargo bed/partition includes fasteners (60) to releasably secure the partition (50) in an upright position beneath the tonneau cover and to permit swinging movement of the partition, when released, about the hinge out of the way to accommodate large loads in the cargo bed.