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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert Reiners, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Jack Marchlewski, Saline, MI (US);
Joshua R. Hemphill, White Lake, MI (US);
Michael William Danyo, Trenton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/03 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/03 (2013.01); B60R 3/007 (2013.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tailgate pivotally mountable to a vehicle includes a tailgate body comprising first and second sidewalls, and a strainer disposed between the first and second walls and extending in a longitudinal orientation. The tailgate further includes a stake pocket disposed between the first and second sidewalls and extending substantially orthogonal to the strainer. The stake pocket includes a channel body defining an interior channel.