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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Vincent A. Chimento, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jack Marchlewski, Saline, MI (US);
Shawn Michael Morgans, Chelsea, MI (US);
Dragan B. Stojkovic, Taylor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A platform assembly for a cargo area of a vehicle includes a floor panel and a cover panel. The floor panel includes a main section slidable between a rest position in which the main section is substantially within the cargo area of the vehicle and an extended position in which the main section extends beyond the cargo area of the vehicle. An opening in the floor panel is exposed when the main section is in the extended position. The cover panel is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The cover panel is configured to cover the opening exposed in the floor panel when the main section is in the deployed position.