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US 2024/0083336 A1Published application
Retractable fender member tie down
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMario Contreras Sosa, Luis Angel Becerril Cruz, Enrique Emanuel Farias, Martin D. Lopez, Paul Jonathan Alexander Wraith, Daniel J. Kangas, Brian Grover, Diego Santillan Gutierrez
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Abstract
An apparatus includes at least one fender member supported by a vehicle and a tie down member associated with the at least one fender member. The tie down member is movable between a use position and a stowed position.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one fender member supported by a vehicle;
- and
- a tie down member associated with the at least one fender member, wherein the tie down member is movable between a use position and a stowed position.
A method comprising:
- providing at least one fender member on a vehicle;
- and
- associating a tie down member with the at least one fender member such that the tie down member is movable between a use position and a stowed position.
A method comprising:
- fixing at least a first bracket to a mount structure within a vehicle internal area;
- pivotally coupling a tie down member to a second bracket to form a sub-assembly;
- inserting the sub-assembly into a recessed area of a fender member such that the tie down member is configured to face an external environment and one end of the second bracket protrudes outwardly of the fender member;
- and
- fitting the fender member against a vehicle external surface that surrounds a fender member opening with the one end of the second bracket extending through the fender member opening to connect to the first bracket.
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