Patent ID: 7469948
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body having a floor and defining an interior cargo space; a first and a second vehicle door each pivotably connected to the vehicle body and pivotable about a respective substantially vertical axis between an open and a closed position; wherein each of the first and the second vehicle doors define a door cavity on an interior side thereof; wherein the respective door cavities face one another when both vehicle doors are in the open position; a first and a second member both nestable in stowed positions within the door cavity of the first vehicle door; wherein the first member is connected to and pivotable with respect to the first vehicle door to an extended position substantially perpendicular to the first vehicle door and substantially level with the floor; wherein the second member is connected to and pivotable with respect to the first member to an extended position substantially perpendicular to the first member, to the first vehicle door and to the floor; a third and a fourth member both nestable in stowed positions within the door cavity of the second vehicle door; wherein the third member is connected to and pivotable with respect to the second vehicle door to an extended position substantially perpendicular to the second vehicle door and substantially level with the floor; wherein the fourth member is connected to and pivotable with respect to the third member to an extended position substantially perpendicular to the third member, to the second vehicle door and to the floor; and wherein the extended first, second, third and fourth members and open first and second vehicle doors define an exterior cargo space positioned to serve as an extension of the interior cargo space.