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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventor:
David Smolik, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/02 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B60P 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); B60P 7/0815 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle work area assembly includes a tailgate moved to a horizontally oriented position. The tailgate has a main surface with a utility track fixed thereto. A fence accessory is releasably attached to the utility track and is positioned and fixed to any of a plurality of locations to the utility track. The fence accessory defines a stop location for one end of a workpiece. A clamp accessory releasably attaches to the utility track such that the clamp accessory temporarily clamps the workpiece to the main surface such that the workpiece can be measured and/or cut.