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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Kelly Whalen, Columbus, OH (US);
Kelly Whalen, Columbus, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cargo lid system for a vehicle includes a cargo lid body, a leg member and at least one support surface. The cargo lid body has a substantially planer upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The leg member is movable relative to the lid body. The leg member is movable between an extended position wherein the leg member depends from the lid body to support the cargo lid assembly in an elevated position and a retracted positioned wherein the leg member folds against the lid body to arrange the lid body in a collapsed position. The at least one support surface is defined by a surrounding vehicle structure for supporting the lid body in the elevated position together with the leg member in the extended position.