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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jack Marchlewski, Saline, MI (US);
Joshua Robert Hemphill, White Lake, MI (US);
Jeffrey Gray, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert Reiners, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Jeffrey Alan Firzlaff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Casey Ray Tanner, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Sara E. Veyo, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a truck bed, tailgate, and cover. The tailgate is rotatably secured to the bed. The tailgate has internal and external panels secured to each other via a sidewall extending therebetween. The external panel defines an outer periphery. The sidewall and internal panel collectively form a first radius extending adjacent and internal to a corner of the periphery. The cover is secured to the tailgate and over the first radius.