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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2006
Jeffrey Mayville, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
David Boucard, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Michael Freeman, Allen Park, MI (US);
Jeffrey Mayville, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
David Boucard, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Michael Freeman, Allen Park, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A rocker molding-step () for a vehicle body side assembly () includes one or more support brackets (), an elongated molding-step (), a series of fasteners (), and an appliqué (). The fasteners () attach molding-step () and support brackets () to an outboard surface () of vehicle body side assembly (), with the support brackets () sandwiched between the molding-step () and the body side assembly (). The molding-step () has a stepped surface () receiving the fasteners (). The appliqué () is attached to molding-step () and covers the fasteners (). The molding-step () is a single-piece blow-molded construction, which covers the vehicle body side assembly () and provides a foothold.