Pickup truck tailgate lifting apparatus

A powered lift gate apparatus for placement in a truck bed to move a tailgate, the apparatus comprising:

• the tailgate hingedly mounted at an end of the truck bed opposite a cab of the truck in an engaged position, the tailgate having opposed ends in communication with an upper side and a lower side, the opposed ends each including a pair of pins, a pin of the pair of pins located on the upper side and a pin of the pair of pins located on the lower side;
• a pair of motors, each motor of the pair of motors centrally positioned in the truck bed on an interior opposed side adjacent to an upper portion of the truck bed, wherein the motors are capable of simultaneous rotary motion;
• a pair of sprockets, each of the sprockets of the pair of the sprockets coupled to the motor, the sprockets including a plurality of teeth, the sprockets rotating in cooperation with the motor;
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• a pair of chains, each of the chains of the pair of chains in communication with the sprocket and coupled to the pins on the upper side of the tailgate, wherein operation of the motor displaces the chain and moves the tailgate to and from the engaged position.

A powered lift gate apparatus for placement in a truck bed to move the tailgate, the apparatus comprising:

• the tailgate hingedly mounted at an end of the truck bed opposite a cab of the truck in an engaged position, the tailgate having opposed ends in communication with an upper side and a lower side, the opposed ends each including a pair of pins, a pin of the pair of pins located on the upper side and a pin of the pair of pins located on the lower side;
• a pair of motors, each motor of the pair of motors positioned in the truck bed on an interior opposed side adjacent to an upper portion of the truck bed at a central position, wherein the motors are capable of simultaneous rotary motion;
• a pair of sprockets, each of the sprockets of the pair of the sprockets coupled to the motor, the sprockets including a plurality of teeth, the sprockets rotating in cooperation with the motor;
• a pair of chains, each of the chains of the pair of chains in communication with the sprocket and coupled to the pins on the upper side of the tailgate, wherein operation of the motor displaces the chain and moves the tailgate to and from the engaged position;
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• a pair of channels, each channel of the pair of channels being recessed relative to an internal frame of the interior of the truck bed, the channel receiving the chain and the pins and adjacent to the motor, the channel extending a substantial portion of a length of the truck bed, wherein the channel partially conceals the apparatus during use.