Anyone who’s ever used a pickup truck knows that sometimes cargo rolls to the back of the bed, requiring you to climb in to retrieve it. It’s an annoyance, particularly with larger, heavier items, and aftermarket cargo unloaders can help address it for some.
But Ford’s just patented its own solution it’d theoretically offer straight from the showroom: a tray that slides out of the bed and can even be angled downward, called the “Adjustable Base Plate.”
Ford could offer this technology on any of its commercial or passenger trucks. Contractors and customers alike would surely find plenty of uses for such a tray system. This patent is actually realistic enough to envision on a production pickup in the not-too-distant future.
