Patent ID: 6648398
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B60P,B60R,B62D,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle compartment partition for a vehicle body having a floor panel comprising:frame structure including a mount for a hinge leaf; at least one first hinge leaf including a mount portion dimensioned to mate with said frame structure mount, and an extended support portion, a first pivot portion carried by said extended support portion at a spaced position from said mount portion; at least one second hinge leaf including a mount portion dimensioned for mating with a portion of the floor panel, and an extended support portion, a second pivot portion carried by said extended support portion for alignment with said first pivot portion; and a torsion rod having an elongated leg extending through aligned first and second pivot portions, said torsion rod having a first rod end retained against rotation with respect to one of said first and second hinge leafs, and a second rod end return bent from an aligned longitudinal portion and retained with respect to a support portion of the other of said first and second hinge leafs.