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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Hadley Muiter, Plymouth, MI (US);
Daniel A. Jammoul, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/02 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/0241 (2013.01); B60R 11/02 (2013.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H04M 1/04 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0007 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0047 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0071 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charging assembly for a mobile device in a vehicle includes a slot positioned in a vehicle console wherein the slot comprises a floating floor having at least one connector. The charging assembly further includes a spring positioned between the floating floor and a bottom surface of the charging assembly. The floating floor retracts into the vehicle console to both support and charge the mobile device.