Patent ID: 7249921

Claim:
An expandable/contractible universal thermal bulkhead assembly for use within refrigerated cargo containers having different predetermined interior width and height dimensions as respectively defined between oppositely disposed side wall members, and between oppositely disposed floor and ceiling members, comprising: a first thermal bulkhead member having predetermined height and width dimensions; first means bendably disposed upon an upper end portion of said first thermal bulkhead member for effectively varying said predetermined height dimension of said first thermal bulkhead member, when said first means is bent from a first position to a second position, and for resiliently engaging the ceiling member of a refrigerated cargo container; a second thermal bulkhead member having predetermined height and width dimensions; second means bendably disposed upon an upper end portion of said second thermal bulkhead member for effectively varying said predetermined height dimension of said second thermal bulkhead member, when said second means is bent from a first position to a second position, and for resiliently engaging the ceiling member of the refrigerated cargo container; and means for adjustably connecting said first thermal bulkhead member with respect to said second thermal bulkhead member so as to adjustably vary the overall width dimension of said thermal bulkhead assembly, as defined by said first and second thermal bulkhead members, whereby said thermal bulkhead assembly comprises a universal thermal bulkhead assembly which can extend between and engage the oppositely disposed side wall members, and which can extend between and engage the oppositely disposed floor and ceiling members, of a refrigerated cargo container regardless of the fact that different refrigerated cargo containers can have different predetermined interior width and height dimensions as respectively defined between the oppositely disposed side wall members, and between the oppositely disposed floor and ceiling members.