Ford Motor Company Limited

Joe Marasco

Adam M Janotik

Lawrence P Kazyak

Derek F Gentle

Charles J Haddad

William J Fobar

A connector for a space frame on an automotive vehicle having a plurality of structural members in at least two dimensions includes an inner panel, and an outer panel spaced from the inner panel and substantially parallel thereto. The connector also includes a connector panel attached to the inner and outer panel to form a channel defining one dimension and adapted to receive one of the structural members. The connector further includes at least one extension member attached to either one of the connector panel and the inner panel and the outer panel and extending outwardly therefrom to define a second dimension relative to the first dimension and adapted to be disposed within another one of the structural members to form a joint therebetween.

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Joe Marasco