Pickup truck tailgate with stair
OwnerLeVerne Quaminventor
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Abstract
A tailgate for enclosing a pickup truck bed includes a sheet metal wall having upper and lower edges and opposite sides, and a stair with at least two steps integrally formed in the wall and extending between the opposite sides. Side walls are mounted on the opposite sides of the sheet metal wall. The lower edge of the tailgate includes a mount for mounting the tailgate to the pickup truck bed for pivotal motion between open and closed positions. A latch on the wall releasably secures the tailgate to the truck bed in the closed position. Flexible cables hold the tailgate in the open position with the steps horizontally orientated.
Claims20
A pickup truck tailgate, including:
- a sheet material wall having first and second opposite surfaces, upper and lower edges and opposite sides, wherein the first surface functions as a truck bed rear wall surface and the second surface functions as an exterior tailgate surface;
- a mount on the lower edge of the sheet material wall for mounting the tailgate to the bed of the vehicle for pivotal motion between open and closed positions;
- a latch for latching the tailgate to the bed of the vehicle when the tailgate is in the closed position;
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- a stair including at least two steps in the sheet material wall extending between the opposite sides of the wall.
A tailgate for enclosing a pickup truck bed, including:
- a sheet metal wall having first and second opposite surfaces, upper and lower edges and opposite sides, wherein the first surface functions as a truck bed rear wall surface, and the second surface functions as an exterior tailgate surface;
- a stair including at least two steps integrally formed in the sheet metal wall and extending between the opposite sides;
- a mount on the lower edge of the sheet metal wall for mounting the tailgate to the pickup truck bed for pivotal motion between open and closed positions;
- a latch on the wall for releasably latching the tailgate to the pickup truck bed in the closed position;
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- a support for holding the tailgate in the open position with the steps horizontally oriented.
A pickup truck having a bed and a tailgate for enclosing the bed, the tailgate including:
- a sheet material wall having first and second opposite surfaces, upper and lower edges and opposite sides, wherein the first surface functions as a truck bed rear wall surface, and the second surface functions as an exterior tailgate surface;
- a stair including at least two steps in the sheet material wall and extending between the opposite sides;
- a mount on he lower edge of the sheet material wall for mounting the tailgate to the pickup truck bed for pivotal motion between open and closed positions;
- a latch on the sheet material wall for releasably latching the tailgate to the pickup truck bed in the closed position;
- a support for holding the tailgate in the open position with the steps horizontally oriented.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.