Patent ID: 8534736

Claim:
A cargo lid system for a vehicle, comprising: a cargo lid body having a substantially planar upper surface and a substantially planar lower surface opposite the upper surface, and further having a leading or forward edge and a trailing or rear edge; a leg member movable relative to the lid body, the leg member movable between an extended position wherein the leg member depends from the lid body to support the lid body in an elevated position wherein the leading edge of the lid body is adjacent a seat back of a vehicle rear seat and a retracted position wherein the leg member folds against the lid body to arrange the lid body in a collapsed position, the leg member including a pair of laterally spaced apart leg portions disposed at or adjacent a central portion of the leading edge and oriented substantially perpendicular relative to the upper and lower surfaces when in the extended position, wherein a recess is defined in the lower surface of the lid body for accommodating the leg member when in the retracted position; and at least one support surface defined by a surrounding vehicle structure for supporting the lid body in the elevated position together with the leg member in the extended position; wherein the lid body covers a recessed cargo area defined in a floor surface behind the vehicle seat back when in the elevated position, the lid body configured to rest on a floor of the recessed cargo area when in the collapsed position or to slide under the vehicle seat when in the collapsed position.