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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David John Hill, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steve Sparkes, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 1/20 (2006.01); F27D 5/00 (2006.01); B65D 19/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D 5/00 (2013.01); B65D 19/44 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00024 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00059 (2013.01); B65D 2519/0081 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00094 (2013.01); B65D 2519/0097 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00233 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00273 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00293 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00323 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00333 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00373 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00701 (2013.01); B65D 2585/6882 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rack for simultaneously processing a plurality of parts includes a frame, a plurality of defined locations on the frame for receiving and holding individual parts for processing and a latching assembly for locking the parts to the frame in the defined locations. The rack further includes a security feature for indicating if the latching assembly is opened after the parts have been loaded and locked into the defined locations on the frame.