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US 10,703,303 B2Granted
Tailgate accessory mounting systems
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJoshua Robert Hemphill, Craig Angelo Moccio, Brian Kenneth Sullivan
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Abstract
A tailgate accessory mounting system includes a first track, a first anchoring bolt slidably received within a slot of the first track, and a mounting plate secured to the first track by the first anchoring bolt. The tailgate accessory mounting system may be secured to a tailgate of a vehicle, such as a pickup truck, for example.
Claims24
A tailgate accessory mounting system, comprising:
- a tailgate;
- a first track mounted to the tailgate;
- a first anchoring bolt slidably received within a slot of the first track;
- a mounting plate secured to the first track by the first anchoring bolt,
- wherein the first track is received within a groove of the tailgate,
- wherein the first anchoring bolt includes a platform received within the slot and a shaft that extends from the platform to a position outside of the slot;
- and
- an anchoring nut received over the shaft to secure the mounting plate to the first track.
5 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- a tailgate;
- and
- an accessory mounting system secured to the tailgate and including:
- a track secured to the tailgate;
- an anchoring bolt received within the track;
- a mounting plate secured to the track by the anchoring bolt,
- wherein the track is received within a groove of the tailgate, and
- an anchoring nut received over the anchoring bolt to secure the mounting plate to the track.
5 more elements
A tailgate accessory mounting, comprising:
- a tailgate;
- a first track mounted to the tailgate;
- a first anchoring bolt slidably received within a slot of the first track;
- a mounting plate secured to the first track by the first anchoring bolt,
- wherein the first track is received within a groove of the tailgate,
- wherein the first track is mounted to the tailgate by at least one threaded fastener;
- and
- comprising a first anchoring nut attached to the first anchoring bolt and a second anchoring nut attached to the at least one threaded fastener.
5 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- a tailgate including a reinforcement rail;
- and
- an accessory mounting system securable to the tailgate, the accessory mounting system including:
- a track received within a groove of the tailgate and mounted to the reinforcement rail;
- a threaded fastener that secures the track to the reinforcement rail;
- an anchoring bolt slidably received within the track;
- and
- a mounting plate secured relative to the track by the anchoring bolt.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.