Patent ID: 6857834

Claim:
A system, comprising: a rail assembly adapted to receive a plurality of panels, said rail assembly attached to an interior surface of a cargo area; a panel movably mounted to the rail assembly such that the panel is moveable between an operational position and a stowed position, wherein the panel partitions at least a portion of the cargo area when in the operational position; and lifting device for adjusting the panel to the operational position or to the stowed position, the device comprising: a frame member rigidly attached relative to the interior surface of the cargo area; a guide member rigidly attached to the frame member and adapted to receive a tensile lifting member having a first end adapted to be secured to the panel; and a lock mechanism having a mobile locking member which translates between a locked position in which the mobile locking member cooperates with an opposing locking member to inhibit movement of the tensile lifting member and an unlocked position in which the tensile lifting member is permitted to pass between said mobile locking member and said opposing locking member substantially uninhibited by said locking members, the mobile locking member being adapted to be moved between the locked and unlocked positions by manual manipulation of a second end of the tensile lifting member.