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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
May. 10, 2024
Scout Motors Inc., Tysons, VA (US);
Jason Scott, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Randy Frank, Tysons, VA (US);
Kenneth Trumble, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Scout Motors Inc., Tysons, VA (US);
Abstract
An integrated tailgate assembly for a vehicle includes a tailgate moveable between a closed position, an open position, and a step position. The integrated tailgate assembly is configured to provide a stepping surface for a user, to assist with egress and ingress into a vehicle storage compartment. In some implementations, the integrated tailgate assembly includes a first connecting member rotatably coupled to the vehicle. In some implementations, the integrated tailgate assembly includes a second connecting member coupled to the first connecting member and the tailgate. In some implementations, the integrated tailgate assembly includes a deployable platform with a platform cover and a deployable platform grip surface, the deployable platform rotatably coupled to the tailgate and moveable between a stored position with the platform cover flush with the tailgate inner surface and a deployed position with the deployable platform grip surface providing a step.
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