Patent ID: 6837529

Claim:
A vehicle body having a first compartment for carrying passengers or cargo and a second compartment for carrying cargo rearwardly adjacent the first compartment, the body comprising: a frame defining an opening between the first and second compartments; a window fixed in an upper portion of the opening; a crossbar fixed in the opening below the window; a midgate panel pivotally connected in a lower portion of the opening for movement between a closed position covering the lower portion of the opening and an open position permitting access through the lower portion of the opening; a drive motor operatively connected with the midgate panel for pivoting the midgate panel between said open and closed positions; and a pass-through aperture formed in the midgate panel and a ramp member pivotally movable between a closed position covering the pass-through aperture and an open position contacting a body floor and forming a ramp to facilitate sliding long cargo through the pass-through aperture.