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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael John Harmon, Northville, MI (US);
Kendra Marie Rabineau, Berkley, MI (US);
John Galin, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Andrew Gombac, Detroit, MI (US);
Stephen Moneypenny, San Diego, CA (US);
Eva Ross, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Christine Zhou, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Javor Gnjidic, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a first rail extendable along a first side wall defining a cargo area and a second rail extendable along a second side wall defining a cargo area, wherein the first rail and the second rail each define a channel that is closed at one end by a base surface and is open to the cargo area at an opposite end. A plurality of accessories are selectively mountable to at least one of the first rail and the second rail, wherein each accessory has a common base structure that is received within the channel.