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US 2026/0192735 A1Published application
Multi-channel cargo rail
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJavor Gnjidic, Adwait Bhagwat, Stephen Jeffrey Moneypenny, Bradford Zercoe
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises one or more rails that extend along a side wall of a cargo area. Each rail comprises an upper channel for a first type of accessory and a lower channel for a second type of accessory. The lower channel is separate from the upper channel, and both the upper channel and the lower channel face inwardly toward the cargo area.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one rail that is mounted along a side wall defining a cargo area, wherein the at least one rail comprises an upper channel for a first type of accessory and a lower channel for a second type of accessory, wherein both the upper channel and the lower channel face inwardly toward the cargo area, and wherein the lower channel is separate from the upper channel.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first rail having a first mount surface extending along a first side wall defining a cargo area and a first channel portion facing opposite of the first mount surface;
- a second rail having a second mount surface extending along a second side wall of the cargo area and a second channel portion facing opposite of the second mount surface;
- and
- each of the first channel portion and the second channel portion comprises an upper channel for a first type of accessory and a lower channel for a second type of accessory.
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A method comprising:
- providing a first rail and a second rail that each have an upper channel and a lower channel;
- mounting a rear surface of the first rail along a first side wall of a cargo area such that the upper channel and the lower channel both face the cargo area;
- mounting a rear surface of the second rail along a second side wall of the cargo area such that the upper channel and the lower channel both face the cargo area;
- installing a first type of accessory in the upper channel;
- and
- installing a second type of accessory in the lower channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.