Patent ID: 11964632
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A vehicle accessory attachment system, comprising:
a baseplate having a plurality of mounting apertures and a plurality of locking apertures, wherein each mounting aperture comprises a polygonal shape having a plurality of corners;
an accessory with a plurality of feet, wherein each foot is moveable within a corresponding mounting aperture in multiple locking directions;
a locking assembly movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein the locking assembly includes a lock member that is received within one of the plurality of locking apertures when in the locked position;
when the locking assembly is in the unlocked position, the plurality of feet are slidable relative to the baseplate within respective apertures in a plurality of directions; and
when the locking assembly is in the locked position, the plurality of feet are each received within one of the apertures of the plurality of apertures and shifted in one of the multiple locking directions toward a selected corner of the plurality of corners to secure the accessory to a vehicle.