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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kathleen M. Parlow, Columbus, MI (US);
Nicholas Alphonse Billardello, Macomb, 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); B60R 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/02 (2013.01); B60R 5/044 (2013.01); B60R 7/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cargo area for a vehicle includes a package tray behind the rear seat having an upper surface and a lower surface. The package tray is rotated about an axis to uncover the cargo area. The cargo area further includes a container detachably or permanently attached to the lower surface of the panel. The container may define one or more receptacles that are accessible when the panel is raised and lowered when the package tray is lowered to a horizontal orientation above the cargo area.