Patent ID: 6669259
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A security partition for use in a vehicle including passenger and driver sides, front and rear occupant areas, a floor, a roof, and laterally spaced passenger side and driver side pillars coupled to the roof, the partition comprising:a front panel; a first upright positioned adjacent the passenger side of the vehicle in the rear occupant area, the first upright connected to the front panel; a second upright positioned adjacent the driver side of the vehicle in the rear occupant area, the second upright disposed in spaced relation to the first upright; a first pillar coupler attaching the first upright to the passenger side pillar; and a second pillar coupler attaching the second upright to the driver side pillar, the second pillar coupler including a breakaway device for detaching the second upright from the driver side pillar upon application of a generally longitudinal predetermined force.