Tailgate lift handle, lift assembly, and related apparatus
AssigneeBacksaver International, Inc.
InventorsRalph Norfleet, Jason Norfleet
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Abstract
An apparatus for aiding a user in raising and lowering of a tailgate includes a handle and a connector for connecting the handle to the tailgate to allow for movement of the handle rearwardly relative to the tailgate as the tailgate is initially lowered by the user and forwardly to a position above the tailgate as the lowering of the tailgate is continued. A tailgate lift assembly includes a housing extending along a predetermined length, a spring anchored at one end at a first end of the housing, a connector having a first end affixed to the opposite end of said spring and extending through said housing, and a first fixed guide around which the connector extends. A bumper for covering a corner of a tailgate is also provided.
Claims9
An apparatus, comprising:
- a tailgate for being raised and lowered, the tailgate including a first corner;
- and
- a first bumper for covering the first corner;
- wherein the first corner comprises an upstanding flange and the first bumper is adapted for receiving the flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.