Patent ID: 9663014
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B60P,B60R,B65G

Claim:
1. A platform apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a first structure including a first surface and a first interlocking joint; a second structure including a second surface and a second interlocking joint to receive the first interlocking joint; and a linkage that connects the first structure and the second structure and articulates the apparatus from a closed position to an open position, wherein the linkage includes a first arm that is pivotably connected to each of an end of the first structure and an end of the second structure, the linkage including a second arm that is pivotably connected to each of the end of the first structure and the end of the second structure, and in the closed position the first surface and the second surface are vertically stacked and in the open position the first structure and the second structure are interlocked through the first interlocking joint and the second interlocking joint and the first surface and the second surface are horizontally adjacent.