Patent ID: 7097229

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body defining a passenger compartment and at least one body opening for providing selective access to the passenger compartment; a closure system including a first door and a second door; the first door defining a first door outer surface and being pivotably connected with respect to the vehicle body for selective movement between open and closed positions; the second door defining a second door inner surface and being movably connected to the vehicle body; the closure system being configured for selective movement between a first configuration wherein the first door is in the closed position such that the first door obstructs a first portion of said at least one body opening and the first door outer surface forms a portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle, and wherein the second door is in a first position such that the second door obstructs a second portion of said at least one body opening and the second door inner surface cooperates with the vehicle body to further define the passenger compartment, and a second configuration wherein the first door is in the closed position, and wherein the second door is in a second position such that at least a portion of the second door inner surface opposes the first door outer surface.