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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventor:
David Kovie, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/10 (2006.01); B60J 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/107 (2013.01); B60J 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tailgate for a vehicle that includes a door body and a shield that is connected to the door body such that the shield is repositionable between a stowed (retracted) position, in which the shield is concealed by the door body, and a deployed (advanced) position, in which the shield is exposed from the door body. In various embodiments of the disclosure, it is envisioned that the shield may be pivotably (rotatably) connected to the door body or that the shield may be slidably connected to the door body.