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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Bryan D. Warju, II, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Mark Caye, Allen Park, MI (US);
Peter Kennedy, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Michael Kryzaniwskyj, Warren, MI (US);
Khaled Ayyash, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kurt Kormos, Milford, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An articulating locking mechanism includes a support bracket with an upwardly opening receiving slot having an open top portion and closed bottom portion. A spring member is coupled to the support bracket at a mounting portion and includes a ramp portion disposed adjacent to the receiving slot. A pivot member includes a pivot bushing and a rotating mounting shaft extending outwardly from the pivot bushing. The pivot bushing is received in the receiving slot of the support bracket, and is retained by the ramp portion of the spring member when the pivot bushing is fully seated in the receiving slot of the support bracket.