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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark Joseph Courtright, Allen Park, MI (US);
John Comiez, Novi, MI (US);
Vincent Anthony Chimento, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 33/02 (2006.01); B60R 13/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/01 (2013.01); B62D 25/2054 (2013.01); B62D 33/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reinforcement assembly is provided for a pickup truck bed. The reinforcement is assembled to a cross member that supports the pickup truck bed. The reinforcement includes a bridge spanning a channel defined by the cross member. The reinforcement assembly is suspended on tabs that are received in recesses defined by a front weld flange and a rear weld flange. A urethane isolator is utilized to secure the cross member to a frame component.