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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
James Michael Dosdall, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/500 ;
Abstract
A vehicle arrangement ( ) is provided having a front mounted engine ( ) enclosed by an engine compartment ( ). A passenger compartment ( ) is provided which is separated from a cargo bed ( ) by a door ( ). The door ( ) has a lower horizontally hinged panel ( ). The panel ( ) allows for access of a forward cargo space ( ) that is positioned underneath a rear row ( ) of passenger seating. The forward cargo space ( ) in conjunction with the cargo bed ( ) allows transport and storage of large construction materials without an overall lengthening of the vehicle body ( ).