Patent ID: 8020912

Claim:
A passenger vehicle comprising: a vehicle body having a front end and a rear end, the vehicle body having an interior with a passenger compartment and a rear cargo region, the vehicle body having a rear opening with a first region facing generally upwards and a second region facing generally rearward for providing access to the rear cargo region; a first closure member operably coupled to the vehicle body at an upper peripheral region of the rear opening for enclosing the first portion region of the rear opening in a closed position and providing access to the rear cargo area in an open position; a second closure member operably coupled to the vehicle body at a lower peripheral region of the rear opening for enclosing the second portion region of the rear opening in a closed position and providing access to the rear cargo area in an open position; a first latch assembly for operably and releasably coupling the first closure member to the second closure member; and a second latch assembly having a first portion oriented at a lateral end of one of the first and second closure members, and a second portion at a corresponding side peripheral region of the vehicle body; wherein the first and second closure members engage adjoin one another when in their respective closed positions to collectively enclose the rear opening of the rear cargo area.