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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Edward Joseph Leonard Meszaros, Amhesrtburg, CA;
Keith Brown, Riverview, MI (US);
William Bauer, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A cowl trim assembly includes a panel body having front and side panel portions with anchor mechanism adapted to couple the trim assembly to a vehicle frame, and more specifically, to a vehicle door sill frame. A footrest assembly extends outwardly from the panel body having one or more reinforcement members disposed on an underside of the footrest assembly which are adapted to support the footrest assembly on a vehicle floor. In this configuration the footrest assembly is an integrated part of the cowl trim assembly, thereby providing a one-piece trim component having a self supporting footrest assembly, wherein the reinforcement members are adapted to carry loads applied to the footrest assembly by a vehicle occupant to the vehicle frame.