Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Deployable step for vehicle with extendable cargo bed
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Application No.: US17673861Application Date: 2022-02-17
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Publication No.: US11951948B2Publication Date: 2024-04-09
- Inventor: Michael John Harmon , Ryan Mathew Sandor , Matthew B. Rutman , Amol Borkar , Hussain Z. Tajmahal
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: B60R3/02
- IPC: B60R3/02 ; B62D33/02 ; B62D33/027 ; B62D33/03

Abstract:
A cargo bed system of a vehicle includes a floor assembly of a cargo bed. The floor assembly is configured to transition back-and-forth between a standard position and an extended position. A step that moves with the floor assembly back-and-forth between the standard position and the extended position. The step is movable back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230256910A1 DEPLOYABLE STEP FOR VEHICLE WITH EXTENDABLE CARGO BED Public/Granted day:2023-08-17
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