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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Hemphill, Trenton, MI (US);
Philip Van Wyk, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/06 (2006.01); B60R 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle interface rack includes at least one twist-lock bracket configured to be inserted into a vehicular twist-lock receptacle and rotated a predetermined distance within the vehicular twist-lock receptacle to define a locked position. The vehicle interface rack also includes a rack structure configured to rest upon a vehicle bed when the rack structure is in a secured position defined by a securing portion of the rack structure being coupled with the at least one twist-lock bracket disposed in the locked position.