| US 7,527,312 B1 | ||
| Adjustable load floor for a passenger vehicle | ||
| Alan J E Cucknell, Cambridge (United Kingdom); Iain J Sabberton, Cambridge (United Kingdom); Peter D Cauwood, Cambridge (United Kingdom); Julian A Scarfe, Cambridge (United Kingdom); Jamie O Norris, Hereford (United Kingdom); Neil R Mason, Kendal (United Kingdom); Gordon Platto, Troy, Mich. (US); Rafael Rego, Salvador (Brazil); and Amy Kim, Royak Oak, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 11, 2008, as Appl. No. 11/972,925. | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 5/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—24.4 [296/193.07] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A passenger vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body having a front end and a rear end, the vehicle body having an interior with a rear cargo region that includes
a load floor, the vehicle body having a rear opening for providing access to the rear cargo region, and the vehicle body having
a rear wall extending above the load floor and defining a lower peripheral region of the rear opening;
a closure member operably connected to the vehicle body for enclosing the rear opening in a first position and for providing
access to the rear cargo region in a second position; and
an adjustable load floor member having a retracted position along the load floor, and an extended position aligned with the
lower peripheral region of the rear opening for assisting loading of cargo into the rear cargo region;
wherein the adjustable load floor member further comprises a plurality of longitudinally oriented rails.
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