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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael James Andrus, Northville, MI (US);
Chris O'Connor, Livonia, MI (US);
Jim Carene, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Amanda Villerot, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Sue Muscat, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologes, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 5/02 (2006.01); B60P 7/08 (2006.01); B60R 7/04 (2006.01); B60J 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 5/02 (2013.01); B60P 7/0846 (2013.01); B60R 7/04 (2013.01); B60J 1/2019 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle including a storage bin and a restraint control system. An actuation assembly is configured to activate in response to a signal from the restraint control system. A tether is operable between undeployed and deployed positions and the actuation assembly is configured to deploy the tether over an opening defined by the storage bin.