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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael John Harmon, Northville, MI (US);
Amil Vira, Irvine, CA (US);
Shane Patton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Lozano, Detroit, MI (US);
Bradford Zercoe, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 15/06 (2006.01); B60P 3/34 (2006.01); B60P 3/39 (2006.01); E04H 15/38 (2006.01); E04H 15/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 15/06 (2013.01); B60P 3/34 (2013.01); B60P 3/39 (2013.01); E04H 15/38 (2013.01); E04H 15/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shelter system for a truck includes a platform assembly that can pivot back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position. The platform assembly spans a bed of a truck when in the stowed position. The platform assembly is disposed over a cab of the truck when in the deployed position. A tent covers the platform assembly when the platform assembly is in the deployed position.