Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Richard Moss

Edward Joseph DeSmet

Phillip A Przybylo

Jeffrey Gabalski

Paul Lawrence Lipinski

Brent Richard Sovoda

Tim Rush

Paul Culbertson

Robert Bruce

Syed A Imam

Kenneth Jerome Rottet

Sohail Jamal

Sri Adiraju

Laurie Call

A vehicle comprising a floor portion; a row of seating; and a first anchor bracket including: a seatbelt webbing attachment portion to which a first seatbelt webbing, configured to secure an occupant to the row of seating, is attached; and a cargo securement attachment portion to which a cargo securement device, configured to secure one or more pieces of cargo above the floor portion adjacent the row of seating, is attached. The vehicle can further include a second anchor bracket including a seatbelt webbing attachment portion to which a second seatbelt webbing, configured to secure an occupant to the row of seating, is attached, and a cargo securement attachment portion to which the cargo securement device is attached. The first anchor bracket and second anchor bracket can be identically shaped and interchangeable during assembly of the vehicle. The first anchor bracket and second anchor bracket can be shaped differently.

Anchor bracket including both a seatbelt webbing attachment portion and a cargo securement attachment portion

The tire deflation device () includes a rail member () having a support portion () and a piercing portion (). The piercing portion () of the rail member () extends toward a tire () and is located between the tire () and a protected portion () of the automotive vehicle (). The piercing portion () is intended to puncture and deflate the tire () when a crush zone () is deformed inwardly so as to force the tire () into the piercing portion () of the rail member (). The support portion () has at least one anchor member () fixedly attached thereto for securely mounting the rail member () to a side mount () of the automotive vehicle () within a middle rigid zone () thereof.

Tire deflation device

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Saline, MI, United States of America

Richard Moss