Attachment bracket for connecting peripheral devices to a vehicle

US8439431B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Djamal Eddine Midoun · Ann Arbor, US
• Stephen Thomas Kozak · Northville, US
• Erika Kristin Low · Ann Arbor, US
• Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi · Canton, US
• Shekar Prabhakar Erasala · Northville, US
• Robert John Sharp · Barnstaple, GB
• Wanjun Lei · Troy, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 31, 2011
• Grant date: May 14, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 15, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2011/0029
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An attachment bracket in a vehicle for providing integrated support for one or more security features required by law enforcement agencies. The attachment bracket includes a first part including a horizontal cross member extending across the top of a rear panel of the vehicle body. The structure further includes a second part, connected to the first part, which includes two or more intersecting cross members. The second part is mechanically coupled to the vehicle body inside the vehicle cabin below the second row passenger seat. The structure also includes a third part, connected to the second part, which includes one or more arcuate tubular members extending along the vehicle floor panel from the second part towards the first row of seats. The third part is open at the end towards the first row passenger seats.