Patent ID: 8403615

Claim:
A vehicle lift configured to be mounted in a rearward interior cargo area of a motor vehicle adjacent to a motor vehicle rear access-way, wherein the motor vehicle comprises the rearward interior cargo area and a passenger seating area forward of the rearward cargo area, the lift comprising: a platform movable between a stored position within the rearward interior cargo area and a fully deployed position outside the motor vehicle, wherein movement of the platform between the stored position and the fully deployed position comprises movement of the platform through the motor vehicle rear access-way; a generally vertical post forward of and coupled to the platform, wherein the vertical post is configured to occupy an approximately central lateral position in the motor vehicle rearward cargo area forward of the platform when the platform is in the stored position; and a vehicle lift barrier comprising: a barricade mounted to the post, wherein the barricade is maintained on the post in a position forward of the platform and rearward of the motor vehicle passenger seating area; and one or more brackets securing the barricade to the post, wherein each bracket comprises a cut-out engaging an external cross-section of the vertical post to resist twisting of the barricade due to torque forces applied to barricade; wherein the barricade is configured to physically block cargo from moving forward out of the cargo area and into the passenger area.