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US 2016/0096479 A1Published application
Vehicle and load floor for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMarc David NEDELMAN
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Abstract
A vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a load floor. The load floor is movable from a closed position to an open position in order to provide access to a storage cavity thereunder. A spring-loaded retractable device is attached to the load floor. The spring-loaded retractable device is configured to extend from the load floor and secure the load floor to the vehicle in the open position.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a load floor partially defining a trunk of the vehicle and movable from a closed position to an open position to provide access to a storage cavity thereunder;
- and
- a spring-loaded retractable device attached with and configured to extend from the load floor via an extendable/retractable wire and secure the load floor to the vehicle in the open position.
(canceled)
A vehicle comprising:
- a load floor defining an aperture;
- and
- a trim assembly mounted within the aperture and having a handle arranged on a top side of the load floor and a spring-loaded retractable device arranged on a bottom side of the load floor, wherein the handle is configured to assist in moving the load floor from a closed position to an open position and wherein the spring-loaded retractable device is configured to secure the load floor to the vehicle in the open position.
(canceled)
A vehicle comprising:
- a load floor movable from a closed position to an open position to provide access to a storage cavity thereunder;
- a trim assembly, having a top side and a bottom side, disposed on the load floor;
- a handle connected to the top side of the trim assembly;
- a spool rotatably connected to the bottom side of the trim assembly;
- an extendable/retractable wire having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the spool;
- a hook connected to the second end of the extendable/retractable wire and configured to extend from the load floor and secure the load floor to the vehicle in the open position;
- and
- a torsional spring connected to the spool and configured to bias the extendable/retractable wire and the hook in a retracted position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.