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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Matthew B. Rutman, Westland, MI (US);
Eric Scott Levine, Novi, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Farmington, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An accessory attachment system includes a base plate that provides a plate attachment interface and at least one accessory including an accessory attachment interface to connect to the plate attachment interface. In one example, the accessory attachment interface comprises at least one mounting foot that has a predefined shape to pull the at least one accessory against a side wall mounted base plate as the foot is inserted into an aperture in the base plate and moved vertically to a mounted position. In one example, a locking mechanism that is separate from the mounting foot is movable between a locked position where the accessory is prevented from being removed from the base plate and an unlocked position where the at least one accessory is allowed to be removed from the base plate. In one example, there is a power connection interface between the base plate and the accessory, and there is at least one accessory locking mechanism powered via the power connection interface to allow at least one of a handle and a lid to be placed in a locked condition.