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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:
Nov. 17, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dean McDonald, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Assignee:
Durakon Industries, Inc., Lapeer, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 / ; 296 / ;
Abstract
A decorative cap and cover assembly for use on a pick-up truck tailgate to protect the tailgate and improve the truck's appearance. The assembly has a decorative cap that hooks over the tailgate and is configured to bend over at least the outer panel of the tailgate. A locking joint interconnects the adjacent ends of the cap and cover. To install the assembly, the cap is hung over the upper portion of a tailgate with at least one screw driven into the tailgate through the bottom portion of the cover.