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US 11,077,889 B2Granted
Tailgate hinge clip
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsWilliam George Heckman, Vince Anthony Chimento, Derek Matthew Poston
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Abstract
A disclosed tailgate hinge clip is mountable within a gap between a tailgate and a cargo bed and provides a surface for engaging a seal. The disclosed tailgate hinge clip includes a main body portion including a seal surface and a clip portion extending from the main body portion.
Claims20
A tailgate hinge clip comprising:
- a main body portion including a seal surface;
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- a clip portion extending from the main body portion, wherein the clip portion includes a lip that is configured to engage a hinge member supporting rotation of a tailgate.
A tailgate seal assembly comprising:
- a seal mountable to a surface of a cargo bed proximate a tailgate;
- a hinge clip attachable to the tailgate to provide a seal surface engaged by the seal, the hinge clip is a single unitary integral structure that includes a main body portion including the seal surface that engages the seal when the tailgate is in a closed position and a clip portion extending from the main body portion that engages a portion of the tailgate to hold the clip to the tailgate;
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- a bracket secured to the tailgate and the clip portion includes a lip that engages the bracket.
1 more element
A tailgate hinge clip comprising:
- a main body portion including a seal surface;
- and
- a clip portion extending from the main body portion, wherein the clip portion includes a riser portion that spaces a lip apart from the back side of the main body portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.