Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Global Technology, LLC

John Rudolph

Eric Axel Smitterberg

Chuck R Reese

Jay Douglas Blackson

Srivardhan Tallapragada

Vincent John Buttimer

Nancy B Reppenhagen

Sushant Sunil Ghase

Kirk Robert Goleniak

A storage assembly for a vehicle includes a first harness assembly configured to selectively engage said vehicle. The first harness assembly includes a first inner support strap and a second inner support strap coupled to the first inner support strap in a crossing configuration. An inner connector strap is coupled to at least one of the first inner support strap and the second inner support strap. A second harness assembly is configured to selectively engage said vehicle. The second harness assembly includes a first outer support strap and a second outer support strap coupled to the first outer support strap in a crossing configuration. An outer connector strap is coupled to at least one of the first outer support strap and the second outer support strap. The outer connector strap of the first harness assembly selectively couples with the inner connector strap of the second harness assembly.

Vehicle storage assembly

A vehicle includes a frame. The vehicle is an open-frame vehicle. The frame includes an A-pillar, a B-pillar, and a roof siderail. The roof siderail extends between the A-pillar and the B-pillar. An A-pillar trim member is coupled to the A-pillar and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion defines an aperture that receives the second portion. A B-pillar trim member is coupled to the B-pillar. A roof siderail trim member is coupled to the roof siderail and extends between the A-pillar trim member and the B-pillar trim member. An inflatable member is positioned between the frame and at least two of the A-pillar trim member, the B-pillar trim member, and the roof siderail trim member when the inflatable member is in a deflated state. An inflated state of the inflatable member separates the second portion of the A-pillar trim member from the aperture of the A-pillar trim member.

Open-frame vehicle having a two-piece trim member

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