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US 10,569,669 B2Granted
In-floor track system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAlan George Dry, Johnathan Andrew Line
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Abstract
A vehicle includes first and second rows of seats and a rail system. The rail system includes lateral and longitudinal tracks. First, second, and third seating assemblies are each coupled to the rail system. The first and third seating assemblies are actuatable along the rail system to be positioned between a pair of rearward wheel wells.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- first and second rows of seats;
- a rail system having a longitudinal track;
- a floor covering having a bridge that spans an opening defined by the rail system, wherein the bridge contacts first and second sides of the rail system when the bridge is in a lowered position such that the bridge covers the opening defined by the rail system;
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- first, second, and third seating assemblies each coupled to the rail system, wherein the first and third seating assemblies are actuatable along the rail system to be positioned between a pair of rearward wheel wells.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- first and second rows of seats;
- a rail system having a longitudinal track;
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- first, second, and third seating assemblies each coupled to the rail system by one or more anchors, wherein the one or more anchors each comprise a post that is surrounded by a main body, the post extending above and below the main body and terminating in an upper head and a lower head, and wherein the first and third seating assemblies are actuatable along the rail system to be positioned between a pair of rearward wheel wells.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- first and second rows of seats;
- a rail system having a longitudinal track;
- first, second, and third seating assemblies each coupled to the rail system by one or more anchors, wherein the first and third seating assemblies are actuatable along the rail system to be positioned between a pair of rearward wheel wells;
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- a conductor positioned between the rail system and a floor covering, wherein the conductor comprises a housing that is equipped with a living hinge such that the housing permits access to the conductor by at least a portion of the anchor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.