Patent ID: 7992930

Claim:
A vehicle having a reconfigurable cargo area, comprising: a tailgate selectably closing off a rear portion of the vehicle, the tailgate having a bottom edge pivotably attached to the vehicle and being selectably positionable between a generally vertical closed position and a generally horizontal open position; a roof bifurcated along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the roof including an elongated, fixed roof panel and an elongated, movable roof panel, a longitudinal axis of each of the fixed and movable roof panels being generally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the fixed roof panel closing off a first portion of the roof and the movable roof panel being slidable along a transverse axis of the vehicle between a closed position edgewise adjacent to the fixed roof panel and an open position facially adjacent to the fixed roof panel, the movable roof panel closing off a second roof portion in its closed position, the second roof portion being exposed when the movable roof panel is in its open position, the cargo area being configurable to a closed arrangement when the tailgate is in its closed position and the movable roof panel is in its closed position, and the cargo area being configurable to an open arrangement when the tailgate is in its open position and the movable roof panel is in its open position.