When it comes to the tailgate, seat arrangement is usually limited to folding chairs and the open tailgate itself. But Fords engineers have worked on it Fold -out seats Supported by a trailer coupling.
This more complex seating design was announced in a patent application that was presented US patent and brand office (USPTO) on May 23, 2023, although it was only published by the USPTO on November 28, 2024.
Ford Hitch-assembled tailgate seating pate
The submission describes movable seats This would stow in the freight area of a vehicle for unused use and then use a retaining mechanism that is attached to the accumulations and hinges on the sides of the seats. An electrical plug in the trailer coupling could supply electricity to move the seats, Ford notes in the document.
In most new cars, the seats would be configured a little as the bank seats in the second row, completely with a folded center armrest and Cup owner. Ford also contained supplies for the fold-out head and foot rests for the backwards. With their backward configuration, the seats would also be a bit like the third rows of some station streaks, if only occupied if the vehicle is stationary.
Ford Hitch-assembled tailgate seating pate
This arrangement enables directed backwards Tailgate seating In vehicles without folded tailgate, such as the SUV in the associated drawings of the patent application. Ford has also tried to patent a shared tailgate for SUVs that offer a place to sit that may not be so comfortable, but would be much less complex and would not impair access to the load area.
Fords engineers certainly have tailgers in their heads. Other youngest Ford-patented cover a sign with a shield and a variety of other accessories for electric vehicles such as the F-1550 Lightning pickup. The combination of these characteristics with the rear seats shown here would produce a lot of rigging rig.
