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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Westfall, San Francisco, CA (US);
Siddharthan Selvasekar, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 11/20 (2006.01); B60R 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 11/20 (2013.01); B60R 7/08 (2013.01); F16M 2200/021 (2013.01); F16M 2200/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly includes a series of support structures. Each of the support structures includes a base, a top plate having a continuous surface area, and a connector coupling the base to the top plate. The connector assumes a compressed position when under load from an object. The support structures that are in an extended position provide a lateral retention force to the object.