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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jack Marchlewski, Saline, MI (US);
Vincent Anthony Chimento, Plymouth, MI (US);
Dragan B. Stojkovic, Taylor, MI (US);
Joshua Robert Hemphill, White Lake, MI (US);
Robert Reiners, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A winch is mounted in a pick-up truck bed having a floor, sidewalls, and a front wall. The sidewalls each include at least one receptacle that are each adapted to receive a connector. A frame includes a beam that is held spaced from the floor and extends in a transverse direction across the truck bed. The beam may be arcuate or straight and is connected to right and left connectors on right and left ends of the beam. The connectors may be connected directly to the receptacles or may be connected through right and left rails to the receptacles. The winch is attached to a winch mounting plate provided on the beam and is used to facilitate loading and unloading objects.