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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jay Robert Degenkolb, Rockwood, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 43/10 (2006.01); B60D 1/52 (2006.01); B60D 1/56 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B60D 1/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 43/10 (2013.01); B60D 1/52 (2013.01); B60D 1/565 (2013.01); B60D 1/58 (2013.01); B62D 25/087 (2013.01); B62D 25/2027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a frame, load floor, subfloor, spare tire, jack, and a tow-eye. The frame defines a trunk. The load floor and the subfloor are each secured to the frame and disposed within the trunk. The load floor and the subfloor define a spare tire receptacle therebetween. The spare tire and the jack each define orifices and are disposed within the receptacle. The tow-eye has a fastening portion extending therefrom. The fastening portion extends through the orifices and engages the subfloor to secure the spare tire and jack to the subfloor.