Patent ID: 6679407
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A moveable stowage assembly for a vehicle, comprising:a stowage frame configured for a sliding movement; an outer frame disposed about the stowage frame and secured pivotally to the vehicle, the outer frame configured to permit the sliding movement of the stowage frame; means for releasably securing the stowage frame in a substantially horizontal stowed position; and stop means for holding the stowage frame in an access position, the stowage frame being adapted to slide on at least one pivot assembly from the stowed position to the access position, the stowage frame also being pivotally connected to the outer frame by a pivot element such that the stowage frame is slidable along the outer frame to reach the access position, the stowage frame disposed substantially vertically to the outer frame in the access position.