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US 7,677,649 B2Granted
Vehicle having an interlocking floor assembly
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorGregory Thomas Hedderly
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Abstract
A vehicle having an interlocking floor assembly including a first floor structure having a first set of mating features and a second floor structure having a second set of mating features. The first and second sets of mating features interlock to couple the first and second floor structures together.
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A vehicle having an interlocking floor assembly, comprising:
- a first floor structure having a first set of mating features and a first tunnel;
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- a second floor structure having a second set of mating features and a second tunnel;
- wherein the first and second sets of mating features are disposed proximate the first and second tunnels and interlock to couple the first and second floor structures together and wherein the first and second tunnels further comprise first and second sets of tunnel mating features, respectively, that engage to inhibit water ingression.
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A vehicle having an interlocking floor assembly, comprising:
- a set of floor structures, each member of the set of floor structures having a set of mating features and a tunnel portion having a tunnel mating feature;
- wherein each set of mating features interlocks with another set of mating features to couple the members of the set of floor structures together such that tunnel mating features engage to inhibit water ingression.
A vehicle having an interlocking floor assembly, comprising:
- a first floor structure having a first tunnel, a first end that includes a first set of dovetail mating features and a first cuff and a second end disposed opposite the first end and having a second cuff;
- a second floor structure having a second tunnel, a third end and a fourth end disposed opposite the third end, wherein the third and fourth ends have third and fourth sets of dovetail mating features, respectively;
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- a third floor structure having a fifth end that includes a fifth set of dovetail mating features;
- wherein the first and third sets of dovetail mating features interlock to couple the first and second floor structures together;
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- wherein the fourth and fifth sets of dovetail mating features interlock to couple the second and third floor structures together;
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- wherein the first and second cuffs receive the second tunnel and position the second tunnel with respect to the first tunnel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.