US 11,745,805 B2
Trail sight
Paul Jonathan Alexander Wraith, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Dong Hoon Park, Canton, MI (US); Todd Bucher, Brownstown, MI (US); James Antime Marleau, Jr., Canton, MI (US); and Martin B. Coons, Detroit, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/392,753.
Prior Publication US 2023/0042656 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/12 (2006.01); B60R 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60P 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/12 (2013.01) [B60R 11/00 (2013.01); B60P 7/0807 (2013.01); B60R 9/00 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0066 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A trail sight for a vehicle, comprising:
a body configured to extend in a longitudinal direction along a length of a vehicle;
at least one first attachment interface associated with the body to mount the body to a vehicle structure to provide a trail sight; and
at least one second attachment interface associated with the body, the at least one second attachment interface including a removable portion to provide the body with different mounting configurations including at least an accessory mount interface and a tie down mount interface.
 
13. A trail sight for a vehicle, comprising:
a body configured to extend in a longitudinal direction along a length of a vehicle, wherein the body has a length extending in the longitudinal direction, a width extending in a lateral direction, and a height extending in a vertical direction, and wherein the body has a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first and second sides extending in the longitudinal direction and being connected to each other via a top edge and a bottom edge, and wherein the length is greater than the width and the height;
at least one first attachment interface associated with the body to mount the body to a vehicle structure;
at least one second attachment interface associated with the body, the at least one second attachment interface being configurable to provide an accessory mount interface and/or a tie down mount interface;
wherein a thickness of the body is defined as extending from the first side to the second side, and wherein the at least one second attachment interface comprises at least one opening formed to extend through an entirety of the thickness;
wherein the at least one opening comprises a single elongated opening having a length greater than a height, the single elongated opening comprising the tie down mount interface; and
a removable insert that fits within and substantially fills the single elongated opening, and wherein the removable insert includes one or more apertures to provide the accessory mount interface.