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US 10,703,421 B2Granted
Tailgate overrotation mechanism
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorJason Marable
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Abstract
A tailgate assembly for a vehicle includes a tailgate configured to rotatably couple to a main body of the vehicle, and an overrotation mechanism coupled to a sidewall of the tailgate. The overrotation mechanism is configured to be disposed between the tailgate and the main body, and to enable the tailgate to move between a closed position and a horizontal open position, and between the horizontal open position and an overrotation position where the tailgate is disposed toward the ground at an angle relative to a horizontal.
Claims9
A tailgate assembly for a vehicle, the tailgate assembly comprising:
- a tailgate configured to rotatably couple to a main body of the vehicle;
- and
- an overrotation mechanism coupled to a sidewall of the tailgate and configured to be disposed between the tailgate and the main body, the overrotation mechanism configured to enable the tailgate to move between a closed position and a horizontal open position, and between the horizontal open position and an overrotation position where the tailgate is disposed toward the ground at an angle relative to a horizontal,
- wherein the overrotation mechanism comprises:
- an adaptor plate configured to rotatably couple to the main body to enable the tailgate to move between the closed position and the horizontal open position;
- and
- a first pin coupled to the tailgate and operably associated with the adaptor plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.