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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Matthew B. Rutman, Canton, MI (US);
Eric Scott Levine, Novi, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Farmington, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Jeffrey R. Sturges, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
William Wurz, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An adjustable base plate system includes a first track structure configured to extend along one side of a vehicle cargo area and a second track structure configured to extend along an opposite side of a vehicle cargo area. At least one base plate has a first edge and a second edge opposite of the first edge, wherein the first edge is supported by the first track structure and the second edge is supported by the second track structure. The first track structure and the second track structure each comprise at least a first tier track and a second tier track such that a distance between a bottom surface of the at least one base plate and a support surface of the vehicle cargo area can be adjusted.