Patent ID: 7699372

Claim:
A cargo carrier integrated with a roof of a motor vehicle, comprising: a pan secured to a recessed portion of the roof; a pair of side panels rotatably coupled to said pan; a front panel hingedly attached to said pan; a top panel hingedly attached to said front panel; and a deployment mechanism coupled to said side panels, said deployment system including at least one pulley connected to a support bar that extends along substantially an entire length of and is connected to said top panel, and a plurality of deployment rods rotatably coupled to said support bar and said side panels such that when said side panels are deployed from a stowed position to a deployed position said deployment rods are urged to a position substantially perpendicular to said support rod in a width direction of said top panel; wherein rotation of said deployment rods to said position substantially perpendicular to said support rod rotates said side panels from said stowed position to said deployed position and lifts said top panel and said front panel.