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US 12,600,417 B2Granted
Tailgate accessibility
AssigneeMagna Exteriors Inc.
InventorsRobert A. Selle, Robert M. Horner, Larry R. Erickson
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Abstract
An articulating tailgate assembly with improved accessibility into a cargo bed of a vehicle, incorporating at least one door. The tailgate system provides a tailgate with a combination of predetermined plurality of functions for accessibility into the cargo bed of the vehicle and to improve functionality of the tailgate assembly.
Claims10
A tailgate assembly, comprising:
- at least one tailgate door adapted to operably connect at an opening of a cargo bed of a vehicle, said at least one tailgate door operably selectively moveable between a closed position and a plurality of open positions;
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- at least one feature incorporated with said at least one tailgate door adapted for improved access to the cargo bed of the vehicle, wherein said at least one feature includes a tailgate track system, and wherein the tailgate assembly is a horizontally split tailgate, wherein said at least one tailgate door includes a first panel adapted to rotatably couple to the vehicle to selectively rotate between an open and a closed position, and a second panel operably selectively coupled to the first panel and adapted to operably couple to the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.