Patent ID: 7493844

Claim:
Vehicle interior security partition apparatus comprising a frame with upper frame members and lower frame members, the lower frame members have attachment members for mounting to the floor and the upper frame members have attachment members for mounting to the roof or B-pillars, the mounted frame members provide structural rigidity independent of the front seat, a shield engagement/disengagement mechanism mounted on said frame, and a detachable, hand-carry, ballistic shield removably mounted to said frame, the ballistic shield comprising a ballistic shield portion, peripheral edge member surrounding the shield portion, a handle, and a shield securing component; said ballistic shield portion consists of two overlaid ballistic panels each having approximately the same outer perimeter shape, each constructed of a rigid, transparent polycarbonate, and secured together by the peripheral edge member, wherein the shield securing component is mounted on the edge member and the shield is held in said frame by engaging the securing component to the engagement/disengagement mechanism on the partition frame.