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Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006

Filed:

Sep. 09, 2005
Applicants:

Peter Bejin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Jennifer Bremmer, Clawson, MI (US);

Mike Whitens, Novi, MI (US);

Inventors:

Peter Bejin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Jennifer Bremmer, Clawson, MI (US);

Mike Whitens, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A load floor () for attachment to a rear portion () of a vehicle floorpan (). The load floor () includes a one-piece body () that has a panel portion () with reinforcement members (), support members (″), and containers () extending therefrom. The support members (″) are configured for supporting the one-piece body () on the floorpan () and minimizing a load span () across said panel portion (). Also, the reinforcement members () are utilized for sufficiently reinforcing the panel portion ().


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