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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joshua R. Hemphill, White Lake, MI (US);
Brian K. Sullivan, Plymouth, MI (US);
Craig A. Moccio, Milan, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A tailgate includes an opening through a rear end of the tailgate when in a tailgate open position. The tailgate also includes a tailgate extender having support tubes extending through the opening and telescopically slidable outward from the tailgate, a laterally extending support beam supported by the support tubes, and a cargo-assist step pivotally mounted to the support beam, the cargo-assist step configured to pivot downwardly when the support tubes are pivoted downwardly to define a step and to pivot upwardly into a vertical position when the support tubes extend horizontally to define a cargo stop.