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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Edward Wilson, Livonia, MI (US);
Jessica Lee Dzurnak, Ferndale, MI (US);
Michael J. Gardynik, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B62D 33/033 (2006.01); B62D 65/06 (2006.01); B62D 33/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); B62D 33/03 (2013.01); B62D 65/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly for securing a tailgate to a cargo bed includes, among other things, a strap having a first leg spaced from a second leg, and a fastener moveable to an engaged position with the strap. The fastener in the engaged position extends through a first aperture in the first leg to threadably engage a second aperture in the second leg. When the fastener is in the engaged position, the fastener and the strap are configured to secure a tailgate to a cargo bed.