Patent ID: 6641201
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A vehicle body comprising a passenger compartment, a cargo compartment, and a midgate opening between the passenger compartment and the cargo compartment, a cargo cover selectively movable between a first position for covering the cargo compartment and a second position for uncovering the cargo compartment, and a transfer system for moving the cargo cover between the first and second positions, the transfer system including:a rail overlaying the passenger compartment at the second position and extending along the passenger compartment and the midgate opening to the cargo compartment at the first position; a hinge-guide member having a guide portion in a movably guideable relationship with the rail, and a hinge portion pivotally with a forward portion of the cargo cover; and an extendable strut having one end in a pivotal relationship to the vehicle body and another end in pivotally fixed relationship to a rearward portion of the cargo cover.