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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventor:
Neelamkumar R Deshpande, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/01 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/01 (2013.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle cargo area assembly includes a cargo area structure, a tailgate structure and a flexible cover assembly. The tailgate structure is supported to the cargo bed structure for pivotal movement with respect thereto between a closed orientation and an open orientation. The flexible cover assembly has a first end attached to the cargo area structure and a second end attached to the tailgate structure. The flexible cover assembly covers a gap defined between the cargo area structure and the tailgate structure with the tailgate structure in the open orientation.