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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mark Beilman, South Lyon, MI (US);
Gregory S. Hawkins, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A motor vehicle roof rack assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, side rails of a roof rack. The side rails each extend longitudinally from a first end portion to a second end portion. The assembly also includes crossbars of the roof rack. The roof rack is configured to transition between a first configuration and a second configuration, In the first configuration, the first end portions of the side rails are each coupled to a corner. In the second configuration, the first end portions of the side rails are each coupled to a rail extender.