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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2009
Applicant:
Yitah R. Wu, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Inventor:
Yitah R. Wu, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle bed assembly includes a vehicle bed having a floor and first and second side walls, wherein the first and second side walls include a top portion with a cavity. At least one compartment is disposed below the floor of the vehicle bed. First and second rails are extendably received in the cavity of each of the first and second side walls, wherein the first and second rails are mounted in vertical tracks that provide for linear translation of the first and second rails between an extended position and a retracted position.