US 11,904,951 B2
Extendable cargo bed floor
Michael John Harmon, Northville, MI (US); Ryan Mathew Sandor, North Wales, PA (US); Matthew B. Rutman, Canton, MI (US); Vincent Anthony Chimento, Plymouth, MI (US); Dragan B. Stojkovic, Taylor, MI (US); Jack Marchlewski, Saline, MI (US); Amol Borkar, Nagpur (IN); Kirk E. Sanborn, Shelby Township, MI (US); Ronald Meredith, Waterford, MI (US); Scott Culver Anderson, Commerce Township, MI (US); Daveanand Singh, Arlington, VA (US); and Hussain Z Tajmahal, Detroit, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/673,851.
Prior Publication US 2023/0257031 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B60P 3/40 (2006.01); B62D 33/08 (2006.01); B60R 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 33/0273 (2013.01) [B60P 3/40 (2013.01); B62D 33/08 (2013.01); B60R 3/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cargo bed system, comprising:
a floor assembly for a cargo bed of a vehicle, the floor assembly configured to transition back and forth between a standard floor position and an extended floor position, the floor assembly including a plurality of floor sections each having a cargo support surface,
the plurality of floor sections including at least one pivotable floor section that is folded when the floor assembly is in the standard floor position and is unfolded when the floor assembly is in the extended floor position,
the plurality of floor sections including at least one slidable floor section that slides when the floor assembly is transitioned back-and-forth between the standard floor position and the extended floor position.