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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:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
James J. Surman, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Harry Lobo, Canton, MI (US);
Travis S. Garland, Milford, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/11 (2006.01); B60R 9/042 (2006.01); B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/11 (2013.01); B60Q 1/24 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2696 (2013.01); B60R 9/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a removable roof panel and an integrated handle and roof rack assembly mounted to the removable roof panel. The integrated handle and roof rack assembly is adapted to function both as a handle for installing or removing the roof panel and as a roof rack for achieving vehicle rooftop cargo storage.