Patent ID: 11878736
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A floor assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
a floor panel;
an underfloor tray disposed in a spaced apart relationship from the floor panel;
a lateral beam located between the floor panel and the underfloor tray; and
a bolt assembly securing the underfloor tray relative to the lateral beam, the bolt assembly including:
a first bolt having:
a spacer portion; and
a first threaded shaft extending from the spacer portion, to engage a first threaded opening in the lateral beam;
wherein the first bolt includes an internal thread extending axially from the spacer portion; and

a second bolt having:
a head; and
a second threaded shaft extending from the head, the second threaded shaft extending through an underfloor tray opening in the underfloor tray, to engage the internal thread of the first bolt to secure the underfloor tray relative to the lateral beam.