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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
May. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Michael John Harmon, Northville, MI (US);
Dennis Yee, Milford, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2006.01); B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); B60Q 1/30 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B62D 33/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); B60Q 1/307 (2013.01); B60R 3/02 (2013.01); B62D 33/0276 (2013.01); B62D 33/03 (2013.01); B60Q 1/247 (2022.05);
Abstract
Various vehicle systems are proposed for facilitating access to and utilization of motor vehicle cargo spaces. The vehicle systems may include deployable stairgate systems, deployable step systems, cargo bed swing door systems, etc. The vehicle systems allow the cargo spaces to be accessed from a variety of positions relative to the cargo space.