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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Andrew Augusty, Taylor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a tail lamp housing including a first cutout, a body panel including a second cutout, and at least one light source positioned to transmit light through the first and second cutouts to illuminate a cargo surface. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, providing a cargo member that is moveable between an open position and a closed position and mounting at least one tail lamp adjacent to the cargo member, wherein the tail lamp includes a first cutout. The method further includes forming a second cutout in a body panel and transmitting light through the first and second cutouts to illuminate a cargo surface when the cargo member is in the open position.