Patent ID: 8870638
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: B60H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of using an air return bulkhead in a refrigerated trailer, comprising: releasably engaging the air return bulkhead with a plurality of mounting brackets coupled to a trailer wall by extending each of the mounting brackets through a corresponding slot in an offset portion of the bulkhead positioned in an internal portion of the bulkhead, the internal portion of the bulkhead completely surrounding the offset portion, so that a peripheral flange portion of the bulkhead is urged against the trailer wall, the mounting brackets maintaining the bulkhead in an elevated position above a trailer floor; releasably engaging a face panel of the bulkhead with a strap that extends from the trailer wall, the face panel being coupled to the peripheral portion to define a plenum between the face panel and the trailer wall, and the strap being adjustable to urge the peripheral flange portion of the bulkhead toward the trailer wall, wherein the bulkhead is toollessly mounted to the trailer wall in the elevated position above the trailer floor using the strap and the mounting brackets; and manually removing the bulkhead from the elevated position above the trailer floor without the use of handheld tools.