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US 12,668,196 B2Granted
Vehicle rack assembly and method of configuring a vehicle rack
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsUlises Jacobo, Edvair Cruz, Pablo Trejo
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Abstract
A rack assembly for a vehicle, includes a deployable rack that connects to a vehicle; and a pivotable section of the deployable rack. The pivotable section is configured to pivot back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position. The pivotable section in the stowed position is disposed over a window of a cab. The pivotable section in the deployed position is disposed over a roof of the cab.
Claims18
A rack assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a deployable rack that connects to a vehicle;
- a pivotable section of the deployable rack, the pivotable section configured to pivot back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position, the pivotable section in the stowed position disposed over a window of a cab, the pivotable section in the deployed position disposed over a roof of the cab;
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- a stationary section of the deployable rack, the stationary section configured to connect to the vehicle, the pivotable section pivotably coupled to the stationary section, the stationary section disposed over the window of the cab when the pivotable section is in the deployed position and when the pivotable section is in the stowed position, wherein the pivotable section is configured to pivot relative to the stationary section about an axis that is vertically above the roof of the cab.
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A rack assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a deployable rack that connects to a vehicle;
- a pivotable section of the deployable rack, the pivotable section configured to pivot back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position, the pivotable section in the stowed position disposed over a window of a cab, the pivotable section in the deployed position disposed over a roof of the cab;
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- a stationary section of the deployable rack, the stationary section configured to connect to the vehicle, wherein the stationary section and the pivotable section are folded against each other and span over the window of the cab when the pivotable section is in the stowed position, wherein the pivotable section spans over the roof of the cab and is unfolded from the stationary section when in the deployed position.
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A rack assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a deployable rack that connects to a vehicle;
- a pivotable section of the deployable rack, the pivotable section configured to pivot back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position, the pivotable section in the stowed position disposed over a window of a cab, the pivotable section in the deployed position disposed over a roof of the cab;
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- a stationary section of the deployable rack, the stationary section configured to connect to the vehicle, the pivotable section folded against the stationary section when the pivotable section is in the stowed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.