Patent ID: 8852711

Claim:
A carpeted, vehicle load floor including a pivotable cover segmented into articulated, sectional members, the load floor comprising a compression-molded, planar, composite panel including a first outer layer and second outer layer and a core positioned between the outer layers and having a plurality of cavities wherein the outer layers are bonded to the core by press molding, the first outer layer having a top support surface; a segmented cover to removably cover at least one storage area in the interior of the vehicle, the cover being segmented into articulated, planar, sectional members to allow desired cover positioning over the at least one storage area, the cover being pivotally connected to the composite panel, the sectional members being pivotally connected to one another for folding one of the members over the other one of the members, each member having a top support surface; a substantially continuous carpet layer bonded to the top support surface of the panel and the top support surface of each of the members to at least partially form a carpeted load floor having a carpeted cover; a first living hinge which allows the carpeted cover to pivot between different use positions including open and closed positions relative to the rest of the load floor; and a second living hinge which allows the members to pivot and fold one over the other in a folded, open position of the cover.