JM Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Google has a patent search feature that is pretty neat... Jag XK The "Six Door" vehicle (maybe Fairlane?) That new tailgate step Tail light design (Fairlane?) Auto exterior (Fairlane) and remember that ugly Toyota/Honda everyone was speculating about a while back... Toyota Scion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Man, that is some funky font for the "Fig" notations on the 6 door patent. Fail to see an obvious benefit for the 6th door, slightly better 3rd row access, maybe. The vehicle it's applied to is the Expy. Don't know what to make of it. Interesting that Fisker is the designer of record on the Fairlane's application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLPRacing Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Man, that is some funky font for the "Fig" notations on the 6 door patent. Fail to see an obvious benefit for the 6th door, slightly better 3rd row access, maybe. The vehicle it's applied to is the Expy. Don't know what to make of it. Interesting that Fisker is the designer of record on the Fairlane's application. It shows an Expy, but it is probably not for an Expy. Maybe this 6 door thing will appear on the Fairlane in lieu of a traditional sliding door. Hmm... Or maybe Ford is coming up with a 6 door pickup cab to answer Dodge and Toyota's huge crew cabs. I always thought a 6 door SuperCrewCab would be pretty cool. Any hints from the SOTF people? Maybe a wink wink "no comment"? Here's my personal wishful thinking, since it shows the driver side on the patent, maybe the E-Series will get driver's side rear doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Man, that is some funky font for the "Fig" notations on the 6 door patent. Well obviously someone was on crack that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Well obviously someone was on crack that day. I've seen that style of Font or hand writing on old technical drawings, so not that funky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Actually, come to think of it, I have too. I was just being a smartass last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 The Lincoln Fairlane could have the 6 doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy8768 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Ford patents: Employee extortion Supplier extortion SLTS(Service Labor Time Standards)-30% cut in warranty times across the board in 1999 Blue Oval program-Dealers pay them a shitload of money to sell their cars piss-poor engineering finger pointing blame shifting Shall I go on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I'm pretty sure they can't patent any of those. Plenty of prior art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy8768 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 well they sure as hell perfected them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Look. If you want to rant, go somewhere else. Your statements are ridiculous if intended to be taken seriously. Further posts such as the above will be deleted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe771476 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I don't understand how you can patent this. This is just a vehicle with a normal front door and a rear entry with doors opening like several pickups "4-doors" do now similar to the mid-60's Lincoln Continental suicide doors! This is a joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLPRacing Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I don't understand how you can patent this. This is just a vehicle with a normal front door and a rear entry with doors opening like several pickups "4-doors" do now similar to the mid-60's Lincoln Continental suicide doors! This is a joke! The original Econoline Falcon had a 6 door design as an option, but I guess Ford never actually had a patent on it. I'm thinking that Ford may offer this 6 door design on Ford's new people mover instead of traditional sliding doors or a large side doors. This design is pretty intriguing to me. It would allow Ford's new Fairlane based people mover to be a lot like a wagon, but also have unparalleled access to the third row with the 180 degree opening rear doors. The patent also states something about a "6 door pickup". Imagine a pickup with the capability to carry up to 9 people and have a bed. The landscaping companies would love it and so would I, a pickup with third row seating, how cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconman13 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 (edited) The extra door sure would make putting a child in a child seat easier. M Edited January 24, 2007 by falconman13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkisler Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 The six door concept was considered for the Excursion but never implemented. These days, you patent first and ask questions later. That prevents the follow on users from stealing your idea and patenting it as their own. Ford has been the recipient of this kind of action in the past and has hopefully learned lessons the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g48150 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 AHHHH Fun with Google Patent search. Nothing to see here, move along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 The patent also states something about a "6 door pickup". Imagine a pickup with the capability to carry up to 9 people and have a bed. The landscaping companies would love it and so would I, a pickup with third row seating, how cool. What the need to do is come out with a pickup with a 10 foot bed, so you can lock your tools up in the bed with a toolbox and still be able to fit plywood/sheetrock in the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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