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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Francisco Javier Ferreira Yanez, Atizapna de Zaragoza, MX;
Edgardo Fabricio Ortiz Hernandez, Toluca, MX;
Jose Alfredo Peregrina Loera, MĂ©xico City, MX;
Carlos Alberto Caballero De Ita, Benito Juarez, MX;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for receiving articles in a vehicle cargo area is provided. A collapsible carrier includes at least one locator projection, and a support for supporting the carrier includes a receiver for receiving the locator projection of the carrier to restrict movement of the carrier laterally while allowing the carrier to be separated from the support for removal from the vehicle cargo area. The support may be a platform adapted for raising during movement from a stowed, non-erect position in the vehicle cargo area to an erect, deployed position rearward of the non-erect position to facilitate accessing any articles in the carrier. A related method is also disclosed.