Patent ID: 6457764
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A vehicle having a cargo compartment comprising:a vehicle with an openable and closable cargo compartment with means for opening and closing the cargo compartment, said vehicle having an engine compartment and ground engaging wheels, said cargo compartment having two interior side spaced walls facing each other and a lower floor; a plurality of cleats mounted on each of said two interior side spaced walls, the plurality of cleats on one side wall being approximately the same distance above the lower floor as the plurality of cleats on the other facing side wall, a partition extending between the cleats on one side wall to the cleats on the other side wall and located at appropriately the same distance above the lower floor, said partition having end mounts to mount the partition to a least one cleat on each wall; and each of said cleats forming the plurality of cleats having a member to engage the end mounts of the partition to retain the partition in place above the floor, and wherein each of said cleats has a backing which lies substantially flush with each of the side walls and a frame with an opened portion, said member on the cleat used to engage end mounts of the partition including a bar extending across the opened portion of each cleat and rigidly fixed to the frame.