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US 11,902,763 B1Granted
Hitch integrated deployable umbrella system with sound exciter
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Hussein Berry, Ryan O'Gorman, Gabriella Jacobsen, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Annette Lynn Huebner
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Abstract
An apparatus includes, among other things, a support configured to be connected to a power source and at least one rigid panel attached to the support. The at least one rigid panel is moveable between a deployed position and a stowed position. At least one exciter is supported on the at least one rigid panel and is configured to selectively generate sound when powered by the power source.
Claims24
An apparatus, comprising:
- a support configured to be connected to a power source;
- at least one rigid panel stowable within a recessed storage area in a vehicle floor and being moveable between a deployed position and a stowed position, wherein the at least one rigid panel is attached to the support and comprises a shade when in the deployed position, and wherein the support is stored within the recessed storage area and covered by the at least one rigid panel when in the stowed position;
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- at least one exciter supported on the at least one rigid panel, wherein the at least one exciter is configured to selectively generate sound when powered by the power source.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a support configured to be connected to a power source;
- at least one rigid panel attached to the support, the at least one rigid panel being moveable between a deployed position and a stowed position, wherein the at least one rigid panel comprises a plurality of rigid panels that are attached to each other and that cooperate to provide a shielding umbrella effect when in the deployed position;
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- at least one exciter supported on the at least one rigid panel, wherein the at least one exciter is configured to selectively generate sound when powered by the power source.
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A method comprising:
- connecting a support to a power source;
- stowing at least one rigid panel within a recessed storage area in a vehicle floor, the at least one rigid panel being moveable between a deployed position and a stowed position;
- storing the support within the recessed storage area and covering the recessed storage area with the at least one rigid panel when in the stowed position;
- attaching the at least one rigid panel to the support to provide a shade when in the deployed position;
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- supporting at least one exciter on the at least one rigid panel such that the at least one exciter can selectively generate sound via the power source.
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A method comprising:
- connecting a support to a power source, wherein the power source comprises an electric trailer hitch receiving power from a vehicle power source;
- attaching at least one rigid panel to the support such that the at least one rigid panel is moveable between a deployed position and a stowed position, and wherein the at least one rigid panel comprises a plurality of rigid panels that are attached to each other and that cooperate with each other to provide a shielding umbrella effect when in the deployed position;
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- supporting at least one exciter on the at least one rigid panel such that the at least one exciter can selectively generate sound via the power source.
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A method comprising:
- connecting a support to a power source;
- stowing at least one rigid panel within a vehicle, the at least one rigid panel being moveable between a deployed position and a stowed position;
- attaching the at least one rigid panel to the support to provide a shade when in the deployed position, wherein the at least one rigid panel comprises a plurality of rigid panels, and including moving at least one rigid panel of the plurality of rigid panels relative to at least one other rigid panel of the plurality of rigid panels to increase a size of the shade;
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- supporting at least one exciter on the at least one rigid panel such that the at least one exciter can selectively generate sound via the power source.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a support configured to be connected to a power source;
- at least one rigid panel stowable within a vehicle and being moveable between a deployed position and a stowed position, wherein the at least one rigid panel is attached to the support and comprises a shade when in the deployed position, wherein the at least one rigid panel comprises a plurality of rigid panels, and wherein at least one rigid panel of the plurality of rigid panels is moveable relative to at least one other rigid panel of the plurality of rigid panels to increase a size of the shade;
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- at least one exciter supported on the at least one rigid panel, wherein the at least one exciter is configured to selectively generate sound when powered by the power source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.