Tailgate pad
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsGary Schreiber, Jean-Francois Lacroix, Robbie Roberts, Rodrigo Rebello da Motta, Marco Rota
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Abstract
A tailgate pad. The tailgate pad includes a front side, a top side, and a back side. The tailgate pad includes at least one external pad coupled with the back side. The external pad having a deployed position extending from the back side, over the top side, and coupled with an external pad retainer on the front side to provide a padded structure for a portion of a bicycle resting thereon. The external pad having a stowed position that does not traverse the top side.
Claims30
A discrete positioning tailgate pad comprising:
- a front side comprising at least one external pad retainer;
- a top side;
- and
- a back side comprising at least one external pad disposed therewith, said at least one external pad comprising:
- a deployed position, said deployed position configured to extend from said back side, over said top side, and couple with said at least one external pad retainer on said front side to provide a padded structure for a portion of a bicycle resting thereon;
- and
- a stowed position, said stowed position configured to not traverse said top side.
A continuous position tailgate pad comprising:
- a front side;
- a top side;
- and
- a back side comprising an external pad coupled therewith, said external pad comprising:
- a deployed position, said deployed position configured to extend from said back side, over said top side, and in front of said front side to provide a padded structure for a portion of a bicycle resting thereon;
- and
- a stowed position, said stowed position configured to not traverse said top side.
A rail and bracket assembly hybrid tailgate pad comprising:
- a tailgate pad comprising:
- a front side;
- and
- a top side, said tailgate pad is configured to couple with a tailgate;
- a rail is configured to couple with a back side of said tailgate;
- and
- a bracket movably coupled with said rail, said bracket configured to secure a down tube of a bicycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.