Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

James L Turner

Thomas Charles Jensen

David K Rock

Leon S Kayser

Eric L Swander

Ricardo F Ibanes

A releasable locking latch assembly for an endgate of a pickup truck, which includes a handle for rotating the mechanisms of the locking latch assembly resulting in the retraction of one or more cables further resulting in the release of an endgate. The locking latch assembly includes a locking finger for impeding the movement of the locking latch assembly in a locked position and a lock for rotatably engaging the locking finger into and out of the locked position.

Automobile releasable locking latch assembly

An external automotive side stowage system including primary and secondary latching devices.

Closure system for automotive side stowage system

A quarter side storage compartment accessible from outside the vehicle includes a simplified operating arrangement. The vehicle's endgate is used as an impediment to operation of the compartment latch's release handle. The release handle is positioned so that actuation thereof is not possible without opening the endgate. Preferably, but not necessarily, the endgate is lockable in the closed position, meaning that advantageously, the release handle does not require an individual lock.

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Clinton Township, MI, United States of America

James L Turner