Patent ID: 6481772
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: B60N,B60P,B62D

Abstract:
An automotive vehicle body comprising:a passenger cab having front and rear passenger areas, the rear passenger area including a rear end of the passenger cab; a cargo bed having a substantially horizontal floor extending rearwardly from an opening in the rear end of the passenger cab; a pivotal rear seat back configured to close the opening in the rear end of the cab, the rear seat back being movable between an erect upright position to close the opening and separate the passenger cab and the cargo bed, and a folded position to extend the floor of the cargo bed through the opening in the rear end of the passenger cab; and a retractable window extendable into and out of a top portion of the rear seat back when the rear seat back is in the erect upright position, wherein the rear seat back is foldable in a forward direction of the vehicle when the retractable window is substantially retracted into the rear seat back, and further wherein the rear passenger area of the passenger cab is suitable for seating a rear passenger against a front surface of the rear seat back when the rear seat back is in the erect upright position.