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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael John Harmon, Northville, MI (US);
Ryan Mathew Sandor, North Wales, PA (US);
Matthew B. Rutman, Canton, MI (US);
Amol Borkar, Nagpur, IN;
Hussain Z. Tajmahal, Detroit, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2006.01); B62D 33/02 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B62D 33/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2013.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); B62D 33/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cargo bed system of a vehicle includes a floor assembly of a cargo bed. The floor assembly is configured to transition back-and-forth between a standard position and an extended position. A step that moves with the floor assembly back-and-forth between the standard position and the extended position. The step is movable back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position.