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Mascotech Automotive Systems Group, Inc.

Msx International Engineering Services, Inc.

Gary E Fulkerson

Gregory L Eilers

Sven A Christopherson

A selectively extendable tailgate section for a cargo bed of a pick-up truck. The tailgate section may be telescopically extended from the main body of the cargo bed to expand the cargo area as necessary. The telescoping tailgate section carries the flip-down gate and the tail lights of the vehicle keeping these features in tact regardless of the expanded position of the tailgate section. The telescoping tailgate section includes side walls and a bottom which are telescopically received within the fixed sides and bottom of the cargo bed. Rails support the expanded bed and are supported by a plurality of rollers for easy movement of the tailgate section. Additional structure support may be added to the tailgate section for improved structural capacity.

Extendable rear gate for vehicle cargo bed

An aesthetically appealing fascia cover to conceal a trailer hitch mounted to the rear of a vehicle. The fascia cover is mounted to the vehicle frame associated with the bumper hanging below the bumper to conceal the hitch assembly. A hinged or removal door facilitates access to the hitch sleeve for attaching the hitch ball and the trailer. The fascia is designed to blend with the vehicle body and bumper to form an integrated component of the body styling.

Fascia for vehicle hitches

A spring-loaded bottle cap/applicator apparatus for enabling the contents at the very most bottom portion of a container such as a nail polish bottle to be reached by a brush of the apparatus. A cap assembly, a brush member, and a coil spring are disposed within the cap assembly to bias the brush member outwardly relative to the upper cap member when said cap assembly is not threadably engaged with a threaded neck portion of the container. An outwardly protruding shoulder portion disposed on a base portion of the brush member limits the outward travel of the brush member and holds the brush member captively within the cap assembly. The construction of the cap assembly, in conjunction with the construction of the brush member, enables the apparatus to be constructed simply, quickly easily, and inexpensively to produce a bottle/cap applicator which is capable of reaching the very lowermost contents of the container with which it is secured, and which is maintained at a predetermined position within the container as the cap assembly is threadably screwed onto the neck portion of the container.

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Auburn Hills, MI, United States of America

Gary E Fulkerson