for the carriage of pets or the retention of cargo in such applications the extender of the present invention is also useful for retaining loads in the trunk compartments of the typical passenger vehicle as well in this case the extender is used in between the trunk lid latch and the corresponding point on the vehicle body while the usage of the invention in this manner may not necessarily be dedicated to the carriage of pets the extender is particularly useful for the retention of cargo held in the trunk when the cargo is too large to allow the trunk lid to be closed for the purposes of this application the references to the suv will be understood to encompass any application where a liftgate or similar gate or trunk lid is used in a motor vehicle inclusive of passenger vehicles turning now to fig1 a typical suv 10 is shown in a partial view with the tailgate 12 the liftgate 14 the handle 16 and the lock 18 this design is very commonly used and virtually every motor vehicle manufacturer produces a product of this type in this case the liftgate 14 operates when unlocked and lifts upwardly to provide access to the cargo area enclosed at the rear of the suv 10 this operation can occur independent from the tailgate 12 thus allowing the user to be.