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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yasuo Gotomyo, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 371 ;
Abstract
Automobile having a tailgate and a rear storage compartment associated with a cover. The cover is detachably hinged to the automobile body at the front edge and connected by a flexible strap with the tailgate so that it can be raised upon opening of the tailgate. The strap is passed through a ring which is provided on one end of a rubber strip, the other end of the rubber being secured at the bottom of the cover whereby the strap can be retracted beneath the cover whenever the strap is relieved of tension.