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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Macit Aktas, Windsor, CA;
Joshua Gauthier, South Lyon, MI (US);
Joseph Michael Kish, Canton, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Adarsh Gupta, Southgate, MI (US);
Robert Clayton Caldwell, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Changwei Xie, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A rail assembly includes a track assembly with a retaining lip and a carriage assembly that is received within the track assembly. The carriage assembly includes a body portion, an exterior surface of the body portion, and a retaining bracket fastened to the exterior surface. The retaining bracket extends outwardly from the point at which the retaining bracket is fastened to the exterior surface. The retaining bracket defines a notch that receives the retaining lip of the track assembly.