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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dragan B. Stojkovic, Taylor, MI (US);
Jack Marchlewski, Saline, MI (US);
Joshua Robert Hemphill, White Lake, MI (US);
Stephen William Gallagher, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Colleen Marie Hoffman, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B60P 7/08 (2006.01); B60R 5/04 (2006.01); B60P 3/14 (2006.01); B60R 9/10 (2006.01); B60R 11/06 (2006.01); B62D 33/03 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/06 (2013.01); B60P 3/14 (2013.01); B60P 7/08 (2013.01); B60R 5/04 (2013.01); B60R 9/10 (2013.01); B60R 11/06 (2013.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); B62D 33/03 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0052 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0066 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle tailgate includes an internal panel, a pair of side panels, and a tie-down bracket. The internal panel extends between the pair of side panels. The pair of side panels are rotatably secured to a cargo bed. The tie-down bracket is secured to an exterior of the internal panel. The tie-down bracket defines first and second C-channels that extend in a direction from a first to a second of the side panels.