Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle with integrated carrying rack
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Application No.: US15235652Application Date: 2016-08-12
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Publication No.: US10343614B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Alfredo Cuevas Vega , Hector Hernandez , Rafael Lugo Segura , Miguel Angel Velazquez Lopez
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: B60R9/06
- IPC: B60R9/06 ; B60R9/10

Abstract:
A rack for supporting an article on a rear hatch of a vehicle includes a bracket mounted to an inner panel of the rear hatch. The rack also includes a hinge having a fixed portion mounted to the bracket and a pivotable portion. A support bar is connected to the pivotable portion and includes an article-receiving member. The support bar is pivotable via the hinge between a stowed position in which the support bar is nested with the rear hatch and a carrying position in which the support bar extends outwardly from the rear hatch allowing an article to be disposed on the article-receiving member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180043836A1 VEHICLE WITH INTEGRATED CARRYING RACK Public/Granted day:2018-02-15
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