The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Frank Qiukui Liu, Canton, MI (US);
Francis Raymond Gillis, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Thomas Junior Luckett, Saline, MI (US);
Vijaykumar Hegde, Canton, MI (US);
Matthew Jameson Hickey, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 83/30 (2014.01); B60R 7/06 (2006.01); E05C 17/52 (2006.01); E05F 5/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 83/30 (2013.01); B60R 7/06 (2013.01); E05C 17/52 (2013.01); E05F 5/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle glovebox includes a frame rotationally operable within a housing. A downstop is defined within the frame, wherein the downstop in a blocking position engages the housing to define a fully-open position of the frame. The downstop is operable to a release position that defines rotation of the frame beyond the fully-open position.