Baseplate mounting system with locking mechanism

US12296744B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Stuart C. Salter · White Lake, US
• Matthew B. Rutman · Howell, US
• Michael M. Azzouz · Farmington, US
• Michael Lozano · Detroit, US
• Jeffrey R. Sturges · Grosse Pointe Farms, US
• William Wurz · San Francisco, US
• David Brian Glickman · Southfield, US
• Eric Scott Levine · Novi, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 15, 2022
• Grant date: May 13, 2025
• Expiry date: Dec 20, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60P7/10
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An accessory attachment system includes a baseplate that provides an attachment interface on a support surface. The baseplate is configured to engage with at least one accessory via the attachment interface to secure the accessory to the support surface. The attachment interface provides a plurality of different mounting positions for the at least one accessory. At least one mounting foot is associated with the at least one accessory and is configured to be selectively coupled to the attachment interface to provide a desired one of the plurality of different mounting positions. The at least one mounting foot includes an adjustment feature to account for any warpage of the support surface when the at least one accessory is mounted in the desired one of the plurality of different mounting positions.