Patent ID: 7207616
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A sliding load floor system for use in a rear cargo area of a vehicle, the cargo area having a pair of opposing side portions that extend longitudinally in relation to a center line of the vehicle, and a transverse portion that extends laterally in relation to the vehicle, the sliding load floor system comprising: a slide mechanism including a pair of opposing rail members, each rail member having a forward edge; a frame that is slidably received by the rail members of the slide mechanism, the frame having a front edge; a removable load floor that is detachably positioned in relation to the frame; and a hinge assembly having a fixed and a movable pivot axis, the hinge assembly being mounted to the side portions, the forward edges of the rail members being connected to the movable pivot axis of the hinge assembly so that the slide mechanism, the frame and the removable load floor may be displaced about the fixed axis of the hinge assembly, and the frame plus the load floor slid rearwardly in relation to the hinge assembly.