US 11,938,904 B2
Adjustable bed divider system for a pickup truck
Jesus Anthony Bernal, Farmington Hills, MI (US); and Eric James Bontrager, South Lyon, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on May 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/747,264.
Prior Publication US 2023/0373402 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/06 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cargo bed divider system for a pickup truck comprising:
a first guide rail connectable to a first lateral side of a cargo bed;
a second guide rail connectable to a second lateral side of the cargo bed;
a cargo bed divider supported between the first guide rail and the second guide rail, the cargo bed divider including a first side, a second side that is opposite the first side, an upper edge, and a lower edge, the first side being supported by the first guide rail and the second side being supported by the second guide rail; and
an adjustment mechanism connectable to a forward end of the cargo bed and the cargo bed divider, the adjustment mechanism selectively moving the cargo bed divider between a first position adjacent the forward end of the cargo bed and a second position adjacent to a rear end of the cargo bed, wherein the adjustment mechanism includes a first member pivotally connected to a second member, the first member including a first end connectable to the forward end of the cargo bed and a second end connected to the cargo bed divider adjacent the first side and the second member including a first end portion connectable to the forward end of the cargo bed and a second end portion connected to the cargo bed divider adjacent the second end.