System and method for partitioning cargo areas

Freight accommodation on freight carrier – Load bracing means – Panel or frame – wall-to-wall

Reexamination Certificate

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C410S129000, C410S135000, C410S140000, C296S024410

Reexamination Certificate

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07607874

ABSTRACT:
An improved bulkhead and partition system in which at least two panels are independently attached to mounting members such that each panel can be moved independently. In a preferred embodiment, two bulkheads or panels are slidably attached to separate pairs of ceiling-mounted rails in a refrigerated trailer such that each bulkhead or panel can be independently slid toward the front of a trailer or toward the rear of a trailer to define, in cooperation with a removable center partition wall, a plurality of different cargo areas to be maintained at different temperatures. Alternatively, two bulkheads or panels may advantageously operate without a partition wall such that the panels may be placed side-by-side and fastened together to make a full-width bulkhead.

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