Vehicle storage area lift assembly

A method of removing a floor from a lift assembly of a utility vehicle storage area, comprising the steps of:

• actuating a scissor mechanism supporting said floor to move said floor to a removal position;
• pivoting said floor from the removal position to a pivoted position;
• applying a force to said floor sufficient to release a roller attached adjacent a rear edge of said floor and positioned within a guide member attached to said scissor mechanism from a detent;
• maintaining the force until said roller is adjacent a cutout in said guide member;
• and
• lifting a rear edge of said floor such that said attached roller passes through the cutout in said guide member.

A lift assembly for a utility vehicle storage area, comprising:

• a floor supported by a scissor mechanism;
• an actuator for raising said scissor mechanism and said floor from a neutral position to an elevated position;
• a plurality of rollers attached to said floor;
• guide members attached to said scissor mechanism and within which said plurality of rollers move;
• and
• a detent protruding into one of said guide members to resist rotation of at least one of said plurality of rollers and create a pivot point about which said floor rotates to a pivoted position,
• wherein said scissor mechanism includes a pair of first and second pivotally connected supports, and a base, said first supports attached adjacent a first end to said base and attached adjacent a second end to said guide member, and said second supports having a member attached adjacent a first end for movement along said base and attached adjacent a second end to said guide member, and at least one of said first and second pivotally connected supports includes a channel within which at least a portion of said actuator is positioned in the neutral position.