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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2021
Richard Sukhdeo, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Samuel J Matt, Oxford, MI (US);
Richard Sukhdeo, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Samuel J Matt, Oxford, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A connector for a removable tailgate includes a shank, an actuator and a retainer. The shank has a thread, a passage and an opening from the exterior of the shank to the passage. The actuator is received within the passage and has a stop portion and a void, and is movable relative to the shank from a first position in which the void is aligned with the opening and a second position in which the stop portion is aligned with the opening. And the retainer is received in the opening and movable relative to the shank from an extended position in which the retainer extends outwardly from the exterior of the shank farther than the thread and a retracted position in which the retainer is received at least partially in the void and in which the retainer does not extend from the exterior of the shank beyond the thread.