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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sriram Pakkam, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Michael John Harmon, Northville, MI (US);
Andrew Brand, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Marius Curea, Canton, MI (US);
Jack Marchlewski, Smithville, MO (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B60J 7/06 (2006.01); B60J 7/08 (2006.01); B60J 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2013.01); B60J 7/068 (2013.01); B60J 7/085 (2013.01); B60J 7/141 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a plurality of fins engaged with a bed wall of a cargo bed. The plurality of fins are configured to move telescopically back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position. The fins can be disposed along a vertical top of the bed wall. The fins can slidably engage the bed wall.