Patent ID: 9731658
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B60J,B60Q,B60R

Claim:
1. A liftgate cargo module comprising: an outside panel forming a liftgate of a vehicle, the outside panel being moveable between an open position and a closed position; an integrated tailgate forming part of and is connected to said outside panel, said integrated tailgate is movable between a deployed position and an undeployed position wherein the integrated tailgate when in the undeployed position forms an exterior surface of the outside panel of the vehicle; a cargo load floor of the integrated tailgate that is accessible when the integrated tailgate is in the deployed position, wherein the cargo load floor is used for holding one or more items such that the one or more items rest on the cargo load floor; an all-weather enclosure that is a hard enclosure having a fastener for connecting the hard enclosure to the outside panel of the vehicle, wherein the hard enclosure includes a door that is moveable between an open and closed position, the door includes a lock for locking the door in the closed position and seals for preventing moisture from getting inside of the hard enclosure.