Patent ID: 7625163

Claim:
A roof stowage system, comprising: a support having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the second end having a first pivot point at which the support is pivotably coupled, at least indirectly, to the roof; a lift coupled to the support and operable to selectively cause the support to pivot between a first position and a second position; wherein the support is generally parallel with and adjacent to the roof when in the first position; and wherein the first end of the support is generally adjacent to a floor when in the second position; wherein the support comprises: one or more arms each having first and second ends, the second end of each of the one or more arms being the second end of the support; and a planar surface having a first end and a second end opposite the planar surface first end, the planar surface having a second pivot point at which the planar surface is pivotably coupled to the one or more arms, the planar surface first end being the first end of the support, the second pivot point being different than the first pivot point.