Patent ID: 8720969

Claim:
A vehicle cargo compartment assembly, comprising: a vehicle floor defining an opening for a storage compartment; a lid sized for covering the opening and moveable between a closed position, where the lid is positioned to cover the opening, and an open position, where the lid is removed from the opening to expose the opening; and a cargo mat having a body portion overlaying the lid and moveable with the lid between the closed position and the open position and an outboard flap extending beyond an edge of the lid to directly overlay a portion of the vehicle floor bordering the opening when the lid is in the closed position, wherein: the outboard flap is connected to the body portion with a hinge which also extends beyond the edge of the lid, the hinge configured to allow the outboard flap to extend downward at a hanging angle between a lid contacting portion of the body portion and the outboard flap of greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees when the lid is in the open position, the hanging angle configured to inhibit interference between the cargo mat and the vehicle floor when the lid is moved from the open position to the closed position.