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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John Andrew Stakoe, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Mahesh Bhattacharyya, Novi, MI (US);
Ryan Kurrle, Royal Oak, MI (US);
William Bauer, Canton, MI (US);
Timothy Barr, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/02 (2006.01); B60R 5/04 (2006.01); B60P 7/08 (2006.01); B60P 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 7/0807 (2013.01); B60P 7/06 (2013.01); B60P 7/0815 (2013.01); B60P 7/0876 (2013.01); B60R 5/04 (2013.01); B60R 7/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cargo retention apparatus for a vehicle includes a vehicle panel defining an interior, an exterior, and an elongate slot open between the interior and exterior that extends in a first direction therealong. A track member is disposed on the interior of the panel and is aligned with the slot in the first direction. The apparatus further includes a hook having a base received through the slot and slidably coupled with the track member.