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Patent No.:

US 12759471 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 18, 2023

Base plate attachment structure

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Matthew B. Rutman, Westland, MI (US);

Eric Scott Levine, Novi, MI (US);

Todd Rakus, Windsor, CA;

Jeffrey R. Sturges, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);

Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Vichit Chea

Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Justin M Larson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60P 7/08 (2006.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01); B60R 13/01 (2006.01); B62D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/00 (2013.01); B60P 7/0807 (2013.01); B60R 9/06 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0078 (2013.01); B60R 13/01 (2013.01); B62D 33/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

An accessory attachment system includes a base plate having a plurality of mounting apertures and an accessory having a primary surface with an attachment interface and a secondary surface providing a support structure to hold one or more items. The attachment interface comprises one or more tabs that are bent outwardly of the primary surface and received within selected mounting apertures of the plurality of mounting apertures.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Rutman, Matthew. (2026). Base plate attachment structure (U.S. Patent No. 12759471). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12759471

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