Patent ID: 6905159
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: B60N,B62D

Abstract:
1. A pick-up style utility vehicle including a vehicle body, the vehicle comprising: a seat coupled to the vehicle body and configured to be movable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration; a cargo bed adjustably provided behind the seat and configured to be adjustable to a first configuration in which the cargo bed is moved into an area formerly occupied by the seat after the seat is retracted in the stowed configuration, and to a second configuration in which the cargo bed is moved away from the area to be occupied by the seat in the deployed configuration; and a latch including a latch body and a first latch retainer and a second latch retainer; wherein the latch body is provided on the vehicle body and configured to alternatively be secured to the seat or to the cargo bed by interlocking with either the first latch retainer or the second latch retainer; wherein the first latch retainer is provided on the seat, and configured to be located in an interlockable position relative to the latch body when the seat is in the deployed configuration and the cargo bed is in the second configuration; and wherein the second latch retainer is provided on the cargo bed, and configured to be located in the interlockable position relative to the latch body when the seat is in the stowed configuration and the cargo bed is in the first configuration.