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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Derek Bier, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ryan Orourke, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeffrey John Ley, Brighton, MI (US);
Ian George Eickholdt, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure details motor vehicles equipped with vehicle exterior components. One or more of the vehicle exterior components can be used both for their primary function when attached to the vehicle and for use as sand ladders when removed from the vehicle. In the first configuration, the vehicle exterior components may be configured as running boards, hood vents, grill inserts, bumper inserts, tailgate inserts, and/or door beams, etc.