Detachable workpiece support apparatus for a tailgate step
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDragan B. Stojkovic, Joshua R. Hemphill, Jack Marchlewski, Robert Reiners, Jeffrey Hemphill
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Abstract
A workpiece support is provided for a pickup truck tailgate. The tailgate includes a retractable step including a pair of step support members. The attachment brackets include a workpiece support bar and a riser that are attached to the step support members and to each other at a right angle. The workpiece support bar and riser may be fixedly attached to each other or attached by a pivot connector. Detachable connectors are provided to connect a workpiece support bar and riser detachably to the step support members.
Claims6
A workpiece support apparatus for a pick-up truck tailgate including a step and a pair of step support members, the apparatus comprising:
- right and left attachment assemblies each including:
- a horizontal working surface support bar attached to one of the step support members, wherein the horizontal working surface support bar is provided above the step and extends rearward from a top rear edge of the tailgate in an open position, and
- a riser having a top end attached to one of the step support members and a distal end of the horizontal working surface support bar, wherein the distal end is spaced from the top rear edge of the tailgate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.