Backlite storage and convertible decklid system for automotive vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsLaurens Van Den Acker, Jonathan Vallis, Dennis Flick
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Abstract
A system and method for modifying a rear cargo compartment of an automotive vehicle includes a decklid capable of enclosing for storage the vehicle's backlite. With or without to backlite enclosed within the decklid, the decklid may remain attached to the vehicle in its conventional position, may be moved to a stowage location within the vehicle, or may be detached from the automotive vehicle entirely and stowed in an external location.
Claims19
A system for modifying a rear cargo compartment of an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a rear cargo compartment;
- a decked moveable between an open position exposing said rear cargo compartment, and a closed position covering said rear cargo compartment;
- top and bottom panels, which are integral with the decklid, and which form an interior storage space within said decklid so as to provide a space for storing a backlite;
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- a backlite retention system permitting removal of said backlite from its installed position to the interior storage space within said decklid without the use of tools.
A system for modifying a rear cargo compartment of an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a rear cargo compartment;
- a decklid moveable between an open position exposing said rear cargo compartment, a closed position covering said rear cargo compartment, and a stowed position in the rear cargo compartment;
- a mechanism for allowing removal of the decklid, without tools, to a storage location external to the automotive vehicle;
- top and bottom panels, which are integral with the decklid, and which form an interior storage space within said decklid so as to provide a space for storing a backlite;
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- a backlite retention system permitting removal of said backlite from its installed position to the interior storage space within said decklid without the use of tools.
A method of modifying the rear cargo compartment of an automotive vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- exposing an interior storage space located within a decklid;
- moving the backlite of the vehicle from an installed position to a storage position within the decklid;
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- enclosing the backlite within the decklid storage space, so as to create a packed decklid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.