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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Philip Van Wyk, Burien, WA (US);
Jeffrey Alan Firzlaff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Vincent Chimento, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jack Marchlewski, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/02 (2006.01); B62D 33/077 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/077 (2013.01); B62D 29/008 (2013.01); B62D 33/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a frame having a pair of longitudinal rails and a box. The box includes a bed supported by the rails and a pair of opposing sidewalls connected to the bed outboard of the rails. A pair of braces provide additional support between the bed and the frame rails. Each may be attached between respective rails and a bottom portion of the bed outboard the rails.