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US 11,999,414 B2Granted
Tailgate with integrated modular loading ramp
OwnerSteve DeSimoneinventor
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Abstract
A tailgate system, comprising: (i) a tailgate door configured to pivotally engage a rear cargo area of a body of a vehicle in between a closed position and an open position; and (ii) a bed extension pivotally engaged to the tailgate door and configured to pivot from a closed position to one or more open positions, wherein the bed extension includes a plurality of removable panels.
Claims20
A tailgate system, comprising:
- a tailgate door configured to pivotally engage a rear cargo area of a body of a vehicle;
- and
- a bed extension pivotally engaged to the tailgate door, comprising:
- one or more frame members that form an outer periphery of the bed extension;
- one or more crossmembers extending from the one or more frame members to form cutouts;
- and
- removable panels configured to be mounted within respective ones of the cutouts, wherein the removable panels are interchangeable within the cutouts.
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A bed extension configured to pivotally engage a tailgate door, the bed extension comprising:
- frame members that form an outer periphery of the bed extension;
- crossmembers that extend between, or project from, the frame members to form a cutout;
- and
- a removable panel secured within the cutout along a mount positioned within the cutout, wherein a flange of the removable panel abuts the mount, and the removable panel is secured to the mount by a fastener extending through the flange into the mount.
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A tailgate system, comprising:
- a tailgate door configured to pivotally engage a rear cargo area of a body of a vehicle;
- and
- a bed extension pivotally engaged to the tailgate door, comprising:
- one or more frame members that form an outer periphery of the bed extension;
- one or more crossmembers extending from the one or more frame members to form a cutout;
- and
- a removable panel mounted within the cutout, wherein the removable panel includes a slot located on a first surface and a channel located on an opposing second surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.