Trucktech, Inc.

Charles H Asel, Jr

Daniel D Clarke

Floyd E Porter

Hale T Ritchie, Ii

A tailgate assembly is disclosed for use with a dump truck which has a bed, two side walls and a bed opening, and also has an obstruction, such as a tag wheel assembly, spaced relatively closely to the bed opening. The assembly comprises a tailgate pivotally connected to hydraulically operated arms for moving the tailgate between open and closed positions. Guides restrict the tailgate to a first substantially rectilinear path of travel and lost-motion connections prevent relative pivoting of the tailgate with respect to the arms to cause outward swinging of the tailgate with respect to the truck bed during a second path of movement to prevent interference between the tailgate and the obstruction during sequential opening of the bed and the raising of the bed to its dumping position.

Growing community of inventors

Houston, TX, United States of America

Charles H Asel, Jr