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US 6,886,877 B1Granted
Vehicle with tailgate
AssigneeMitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsRichard Plavetich, Gary J. Ragle, David E. Harris
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Abstract
There is provided a vehicle with a tailgate, which can be provided in a variety of vehicles without being restricted by e.g., the sizes of the vehicles, thus considerably improving usability. The tailgate is comprised of a first tailgate having one end thereof mounted on the rear end of a bed, and a second tailgate extending from the other end of the first tailgate. A tailgate telescoping device drives the second tailgate to move in a direction toward the one end of the first tailgate.
Claims18
A vehicle with a tailgate, comprising:
- a first tailgate with one end thereof mounted on a rear end of a bed, said bed having side-walls;
- a second tailgate extending from the other end of said first tailgate, said first tailgate and said second tailgate together forming said tailgate, which acts as a rear-wall of said bed;
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- a tailgate telescoping device that drives said second tailgate to move in a direction toward the one end of said first tailgate, such that the length of said tailgate, along the dimension that is vertical when said tailgate is closed, is substantially shorter than the height of said side-walls.
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A vehicle with a tailgate, comprising:
- a first tailgate with one end thereof mounted on a rear end of a bed;
- a second tailgate extending from the other end of said first tailgate, said first tailgate and said second tailgate together forming said tailgate, wherein said tailgate has a solid rear surface when said second tailgate is extended fully relative to said first tailgate;
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- a tailgate telescoping device that drives said second tailgate to move in a direction toward the one end of said first tailgate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.