US 6,203,108 B1Granted

Tailgate seat

OwnerJames E. Mattison, Jr.inventor

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Abstract

A tailgate seat for attachment to the rear tailgate of a pickup truck is comprised of a first frame member having a first leg and a second leg joined by a first cross member and a second frame member having a third leg and a fourth leg joined by a second cross member. A first seating member is attached to the first frame while a second seating member is attached to the second frame. A first strut is pivotally attached to the first leg and to the third leg, and a second strut is pivotally attached to the second leg and to the fourth leg, the first and second struts being made from a resilient material. A third strut is pivotally attached to the first leg and to the third leg while a fourth strut is pivotally attached to the second leg and to the fourth leg. A first clip is attached to the first leg while a second clip is attached to the second leg, the first clip and the second clip each having a non-scuff member attached thereto. A third frame member having a fifth leg and a sixth leg may be attached to the first frame member.

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Dependent claims

A tailgate seat comprising:

a first frame member having a first leg and a second leg joined by a first cross member;
a second frame member having a third leg and a fourth leg joined by a second cross member;
a first seating member attached to the first frame;
a second seating member attached to the second frame;
a first strut pivotally attached to the first leg and to the third leg;
a second strut pivotally attached to the second leg and to the fourth leg;
a third strut pivotally attached to the first leg and to the third leg;
a fourth strut pivotally attached to the second leg and to the fourth leg;
a first clip, having a first upper surface and a first lower surface, attached to the first leg;
a second clip, having a second upper surface and a second lower surface, attached to the second leg;
a third frame member having a fifth leg attached to the first clip and a sixth leg attached to the second clip, joined by a third cross member;
a third seating member attached to the third frame;
a first plurality of protrusions located on the first lower surface;
a second Plurality of protrusions located on the second lower surface;
a fifth strut, having a first lip, pivotally attached to the fifth leg, the first lip engagable within of the plurality of first protrusions;
and
a sixth strut, having a second lip, pivotally attached to the sixth leg, the second lip engagable within of the plurality of second protrusions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.