US 12,090,912 B2
Extendable cargo bed floor and cargo bed side walls
Michael John Harmon, Northville, MI (US); Ryan Mathew Sandor, North Wales, PA (US); Vincent Anthony Chimento, Plymouth, MI (US); Dragan B. Stojkovic, Taylor, MI (US); Jack Marchlewski, Saline, MI (US); Amol Borkar, Nagpur (IN); Christopher Bowser, Dearborn, MI (US); Kirk E. Sanborn, Shelby Township, MI (US); Michelle Lorraine Sacka, Royal Oak, MI (US); Hussain Z. Tajmahal, Detroit, MI (US); and Dale F. Jordan, III, Royal Oak, 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. 17/673,856.
Prior Publication US 2023/0256891 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60P 3/40 (2006.01); B60R 5/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/06 (2006.01); B60R 13/01 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B62D 33/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 3/40 (2013.01) [B60R 5/041 (2013.01); B60R 11/06 (2013.01); B60R 13/01 (2013.01); B62D 33/027 (2013.01); B62D 33/08 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
16. A cargo bed adjustment method, comprising:
transitioning a floor assembly for a cargo bed of a vehicle from a standard floor position and an extended floor position by unfolding a plurality of floor sections of the floor assembly; and
transitioning first and second side wall assemblies of the cargo bed from a standard wall position to an extended wall position by extending extendable portions of the first and second side wall assemblies relative to respective fixed portions of the first and second side wall assemblies, wherein transitioning the first and second wall assemblies from the standard wall position to the extended wall position causes the floor assembly to transition from the standard floor position to the extended floor position.