Patent ID: 8328269

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a body; a pair of opposing hinged doors mounted to the body, the pair of opposing hinged doors including a first door having a first exterior panel and a first interior trim panel spaced from the first exterior panel, and a second door having a second exterior panel and a second interior trim panel spaced from the second exterior panel; wherein the first door is pivotably moveable relative to the body in a first pivot direction between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the second door is pivotably moveable relative to the body in a second pivot direction between an open position and a closed position, with the second pivot direction opposite the first pivot direction; wherein the first interior trim panel and the second interior trim panel define an interior gap therebetween; and an articulating trim panel moveably attached to the second interior trim panel for movement between a deployed position and a retracted position, wherein the articulating trim panel at least partially conceals the interior gap when in the deployed position, and wherein the articulating trim panel is withdrawn from the interior gap when in the retracted position to allow the pivotable movement of the second door relative to the first door.