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A selectively operable storage system incorporated within the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle is described. The storage system is preferably deployed underneath the rear seat structure, for example, below the seat bottom structure. The storage system can include any number and combina

A selectively operable storage system incorporated within the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle is described. The storage system is preferably deployed underneath the rear seat structure, for example, below the seat bottom structure. The storage system can include any number and combination of selectively operable sliding trays, pivoting trays, collapsible trays, pivoting lids, storage bins, and track systems.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A storage system deployed beneath a bottom surface of a seat bottom structure of a rear seat structure of an automotive vehicle, wherein the rear seat structure further includes a seat back structure, the seat bottom structure being capable of being pivoted upwardly towar

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A storage system deployed beneath a bottom surface of a seat bottom structure of a rear seat structure of an automotive vehicle, wherein the rear seat structure further includes a seat back structure, the seat bottom structure being capable of being pivoted upwardly towards the seat back structure, comprising:a base;a front wall; anda rear wall, the front and rear walls being spaced and opposed, the base being pivotally fastened to the rear wall for permitting the base to contact the rear wall when the base is pivoted towards the rear wall, the base being pivotally fastened to the front wall for permitting the base to contact the front wall when the front wall is pivoted towards the base, the rear wall being fastened to the bottom surface of the seat bottom structure;wherein the base is capable of being positioned substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the seat bottom structure when the base is pivoted towards the rear wall;wherein the base is capable of being positioned substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the seat bottom structure when the base is pivoted away from the rear wall;wherein when the seat bottom structure is pivoted upwardly towards the seat back structure, the storage system is capable of being positioned such that the storage system is substantially perpendicular to the seat back structure;wherein when the seat bottom structure is pivoted downwardly away from the seat back structure, the storage system is capable of being positioned such that the storage system is adjacent to the bottom surface of the seat bottom structure.