A motor vehicle luggage retention system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. A foldable seat back separates the occupant compartment from the trunk and has an upright position and a folded position that allows pass-through accessibility from the trunk into the occupant compartment. A pivotable bar ass
A motor vehicle luggage retention system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. A foldable seat back separates the occupant compartment from the trunk and has an upright position and a folded position that allows pass-through accessibility from the trunk into the occupant compartment. A pivotable bar assembly in the trunk has a lowered position and a raised position. Pivoting the pivotable bar assembly to the lowered position moves the foldable seat back to the upright position and creates a structural safety barrier against objects in the trunk impacting a rear surface of the seat back. Pivoting the pivotable bar assembly to the raised position moves the seat back to the folded position to provide uninterrupted access to the occupant compartment from the trunk. A latch assembly latches the pivotable bar assembly in at least the lowered position. A movable parcel shelf and collapsible storage bin are also disclosed.
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1. A parcel storing system for a motor vehicle comprising an occupant compartment having a seat and a trunk rearward of the seat, the seat comprising a generally horizontal seating structure and a foldable seat back separating the occupant compartment from the trunk foldable about a pivot, the folda
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A parcel storing system for a motor vehicle comprising an occupant compartment having a seat and a trunk rearward of the seat, the seat comprising a generally horizontal seating structure and a foldable seat back separating the occupant compartment from the trunk foldable about a pivot, the foldable seat back forming a seat back for vehicle occupants when in an upright position and the foldable seat back creating a substantially continuous surface with the trunk when in a folded position so as to form an opening between the occupant compartment and the trunk and an extended luggage area that allows for pass-through accessibility from the trunk over the foldable rear seat back and into the occupant compartment; a pivotable bar assembly mounted in the trunk having a lowered position and a raised position operatively connected to the foldable seat back for moving the foldable seat back between the upright position and the folded position, wherein pivoting the pivotable bar assembly to the lowered position moves the foldable seat back to the upright position and creates a structural safety barrier against objects in the trunk impacting a rear surface of the seat back and pivoting the pivotable bar assembly to the raised position moves the seat back to the folded position to provide uninterrupted access to the occupant compartment from the trunk, the pivotable bar assembly further having a U-shaped bar having a linear central portion and a pair of matching ends forming opposed mounting lugs having an axis offset from the linear central portion and a pair of mounting brackets pivotably securing each of the mounting lugs to a pair of mounting plates located in the trunk on opposite sides of the opening between the occupant compartment and the trunk;a parcel shelf mounted to the pivotable bar assembly and movable between an accessible position when the pivotable bar assembly is in the lowered position and a stowed position when the pivotable bar assembly is the raised position, the parcel shelf having a substantially planar section and a hinge section interconnected to the planar section via a hinge, the hinge section comprising a rearward edge pivotably attached to the linear central portion of the U-shaped bar; anda latch assembly for latching the pivotable bar assembly in at least the lowered position. 2. The parcel storing system of claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises a bulkhead having a horizontal cross member partially separating the occupant compartment from the trunk and wherein the parcel shelf further comprises a forward edge pivotably attached to the horizontal cross member. 3. The parcel storing system of claim 2 wherein the forward edge of the parcel shelf is pivotably attached to the horizontal cross member by a piano hinge member, the forward edge of the parcel shelf being provided with a plurality of slots that cooperate with and are received by corresponding knuckles extending from the piano hinge member. 4. The parcel storing system of claim 1, wherein the linear central portion of the U-shaped bar has a circular cross-sectional portion and the rearward edge of the parcel shelf has a resilient C-clip pivotably and releasably engaging the circular cross-sectional portion of the U-shaped bar. 5. The parcel storing system of claim 1, wherein the substantially planar section of the parcel shelf is at least three times the longitudinal height of the hinge section interconnected to the planar section. 6. The parcel storing system of claim 1, wherein the hinge between the substantially planar section and the hinge section of the parcel shelf is a piano hinge provided with a plurality of slots that cooperate with and are received by corresponding knuckles. 7. The parcel storing system of claim 6, wherein the knuckles of the hinge between the planar section and the hinge section provided on the planar section have a diameter larger than the thickness of the planar section such that the hinge section of the parcel shelf folds against and is substantially parallel to the planar section of the parcel shelf when in the stowed position to allow full access to the opening and the occupant compartment. 8. The parcel storing system of claim 1, wherein the parcel shelf in the stowed position allows full access to the opening and the occupant compartment. 9. The parcel storing system of claim 1, wherein the hinge section of the parcel shelf folds against and is substantially parallel to the planar section of the parcel shelf when in the stowed position to allow full access to the opening and the occupant compartment. 10. The parcel storing system of claim 1, wherein the latching assembly latches the U-shaped bar in each of the lowered position and the raised position. 11. A parcel storing system for a motor vehicle comprising an occupant compartment having a seat and a trunk rearward of the seat, the seat comprising a generally horizontal seating structure and a foldable seat back separating the occupant compartment from the trunk foldable about a pivot, the foldable seat back forming a seat back for vehicle occupants when in an upright position and the foldable seat back creating a substantially continuous surface with the trunk when in a folded position so as to form an opening between the occupant compartment and the trunk and an extended luggage area that allows for pass-through accessibility from the trunk over the foldable rear seat back and into the occupant compartment; a pivotable bar assembly mounted in the trunk having a lowered position and a raised position operatively connected to the foldable seat back for moving the foldable seat back between the upright position and the folded position, wherein pivoting the pivotable bar assembly to the lowered position moves the foldable seat back to the upright position and creates a structural safety barrier against objects in the trunk impacting a rear surface of the seat back and pivoting the pivotable bar assembly to the raised position moves the seat back to the folded position to provide uninterrupted access to the occupant compartment from the trunk;a parcel shelf mounted to the pivotable bar assembly and movable between an accessible position when the pivotable bar assembly is in the lowered position and a stowed position when the pivotable bar assembly is the raised position, wherein the parcel shelf is provided with a recess for storing articles that are accessible when the pivotable bar assembly is in the lowered position and are physically inaccessible when the pivotable bar assembly is the raised position; anda latch assembly for latching the pivotable bar assembly in at least the lowered position. 12. The parcel storing system of claim 11, wherein the recess is adapted to accept and restrain a tablet computer in either position. 13. The parcel storing system of claim 12, wherein the recess further provides a computer data port for connecting a tablet computer to a computer system for the motor vehicle and integrating a tablet computer into the motor vehicle computer system for safe, hands-free, and voice-activated operation. 14. A parcel storing system comprising a parcel shelf mounted to a pivotable bar assembly disposed aft of a motor vehicle seat back, the pivotable bar assembly having a lowered position moving the parcel shelf to an accessible position and a raised position moving the parcel shelf to a stowed position, and a latch assembly for releasably latching the pivotable bar assembly in the lowered position, the latching assembly latching the pivotable bar assembly in each of the lowered and raised positions, wherein the pivotable bar assembly comprises a U-shaped bar having a linear central portion and a pair of matching ends forming opposed mounting lugs having an axis offset from the linear central portion and a pair of mounting brackets pivotably securing each of the mounting lugs to a pair of mounting plates located in the trunk on opposite sides of the opening between the occupant compartment and the trunk, and wherein the parcel shelf has a substantially planar section and a hinge section interconnected to the planar section via a hinge, the hinge section comprising a rearward edge pivotably attached to the linear central portion of the U-shaped bar. 15. The parcel storing system of claim 14 further comprising a bulkhead having a horizontal cross member partially separating the occupant compartment from the trunk and wherein the parcel shelf further comprises a forward edge pivotably attached to the horizontal cross member. 16. A method of storing articles in a motor vehicle having an occupant compartment with a foldable seat back and a trunk rearward of the foldable seat back, the foldable seat back forming a seat back for vehicle occupants when in an upright position and the foldable seat back creating a substantially continuous surface with the trunk when in a folded position so as to form an opening between the occupant compartment and the trunk and an extended luggage area that allows for pass-through accessibility from the trunk over the foldable rear seat back and into the occupant compartment, the method including the steps of: mounting a pivotable bar assembly in the trunk having a lowered position and a raised position operatively connected to the foldable seat back for moving the foldable seat back between the upright position and the folded position, wherein pivoting the pivotable bar assembly to the lowered position moves the foldable seat back to the upright position and creates a structural safety barrier against objects in the trunk impacting a rear surface of the seat back and pivoting the pivotable bar assembly to the raised position moves the seat back to the folded position to provide uninterrupted access to the occupant compartment from the trunk, the pivotable bar assembly further having a U-shaped bar having a linear central portion and a pair of matching ends forming opposed mounting lugs having an axis offset from the linear central portion and a pair of mounting brackets pivotably securing each of the mounting lugs to a pair of mounting plates located in the trunk on opposite sides of the opening between the occupant compartment and the trunk;mounting a parcel shelf to the pivotable bar assembly, the parcel shelf having a substantially planar section and a hinge section interconnected to the planar section via a hinge, the hinge section comprising a rearward edge pivotably attached to the linear central portion of the U-shaped bar;moving the parcel shelf between an accessible position when the pivotable bar assembly is in the lowered position and a stowed position when the pivotable bar assembly is the raised position; andlatching the pivotable bar assembly in at least the lowered position. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the step of latching the pivotable bar assembly when in the raised position. 18. A storing system for a motor vehicle comprising a pivotable bar mounted in the trunk and operatively connected to a seat back for moving the seat back to provide uninterrupted access between an occupant compartment and a trunk, a parcel shelf mounted to the bar and having an accessible recess when the bar is in a lowered position and a physically inaccessible recess when the bar is a raised position, and a latch assembly for latching the bar.
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