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A platform for use in establishing a load supporting surface upon a vehicle seat bottom. The platform includes at least one and typically a plurality of planar shaped panels, connected in either hinged or telescoping fashion, and which are displaceable from a stored to an extensible position coverin

A platform for use in establishing a load supporting surface upon a vehicle seat bottom. The platform includes at least one and typically a plurality of planar shaped panels, connected in either hinged or telescoping fashion, and which are displaceable from a stored to an extensible position covering a vehicle seat bottom, such that the upper surface of the platform is maintained in level fashion between front and rear locations of the seat bottom. The assembleable platform may be provided as a separate aftermarket item or may be incorporated into a vehicle interior console such that it is displaceable outwardly and across the vehicle seat.

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I claim: 1. A load supporting platform displaceable from within a console associated with a seat, comprising: a first panel pivotally supported by the console along a first edge and extending downwardly from the console such that a second opposite edge is in contact with at least a portion of the s

I claim: 1. A load supporting platform displaceable from within a console associated with a seat, comprising: a first panel pivotally supported by the console along a first edge and extending downwardly from the console such that a second opposite edge is in contact with at least a portion of the seat; and a second panel pivotally connected to said first panel along said second edge, said second panel extending along a generally horizontal plane proximate the seat. 2. A load supporting platform displaceable from within a console associated with a seat, comprising: a skirt secured to an interior location of the console along a first edge and extending outwardly and downwardly from the console such that a second edge is in contact with at least a portion of the seat; and a panel connected to said skirt along said second edge and extending along a generally horizontal plane proximate the seat, said panel exhibiting a wedge shape thickness of increasing depth from a forward end to a rearward end. 3. The platform as described in claim 1, said second panel further comprising a plurality of rectangular shaped panels hingedly connected in end-to-end fashion. 4. The platform as described in claim 3, further comprising pairs of first and second panels extending from opposite sides of the console, said plurality of rectangular shaped panels further comprising first and second individual pluralities of panels. 5. The platform as described in claim 3, further comprising at least one additional panel hingedly connected at a first end to an inside surface of the console and at a second end to said first edge of said first panel, said first and second panels actuating outwardly from within the console and providing leveling support to said plurality of rectangular shaped panels extending across the vehicle seat. 6. The platform as described in claim 3, further comprising a hinged connection established between each of said rectangular shaped panels, each of said hinged connections preventing rotation of successive panels beyond a parallel rotated position. 7. The platform as described in claim 1, said second panel further comprising a plurality of rectangular shaped panels connected in a telescoping fashion. 8. The platform as described in claim 7, further comprising pairs of first and second panels extending from opposite sides of the console, said plurality of rectangular shaped panels further comprising first and second individual pluralities of panels. 9. The platform as described in claim 7, further comprising at least one additional panel hingedly connected at a first end to an inside surface of the console and at a second end to said first edge of said first panel, said first and second panels actuating outwardly from within the console and providing leveling support to said plurality of rectangular shaped panels extending across the vehicle seat. 10. The platform as described in claim 1, said second panel further comprising a wedge shape thickness of increasing depth from a forward end to a rearward end. 11. The platform as described in claim 10, said second panel further comprising a plurality of wedge shaped panels, each of which being hingedly interconnected along an edge of increasing depth from its forward end to its rearward end. 12. The platform as described in claim 11, further comprising pairs of first and second panels extending from opposite sides of the console, said plurality of wedge shaped panels further comprising first and second individual pluralities of wedge shaped panels. 13. The platform as described in claim 12, further comprising a wedge faced interface at each hinged connection between each of said wedge shaped panels preventing successive rotation of said panels beyond a parallel rotated position. 14. The platform as described in claim 12, each of said pair of first panels further comprising an initial and thin cross-sectional skirt adapted to attaching to an interior location of the console, an initial one of said wedge shaped panels associated with each of said first and second pluralities of panels connecting to said skirt and displacing outwardly from the console. 15. The platform as described in claim 1, said panel further comprising a specified shape and size and being constructed of a material including at least one of a plastic, wood or lightweight metal. 16. The platform as described in claim 11, each of said wedge shaped panels further comprising a material including at least a foamable plasticized interior and a durable surface including a hardened plastic, metal or wood. 17. The platform as described in claim 2, further comprising a pair of skirts secured to and extending from opposite sides of the console, said plurality of wedge shaped panels further comprising first and second individual pluralities of wedge shaped panels, an initial one of said wedge shaped panels associated with each of said first and second pluralities of panels connecting to said skirt and displacing outwardly from the console. 18. The platform as described in claim 17, further comprising a wedge faced interface at each hinged connection between each of said wedge shaped panels preventing successive rotation of said panels beyond a parallel rotated position.