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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:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Gordon Carrier, Brookville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Carlisle Management Company, Syracuse, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2961801 ; 296 50 ; 296184 ;
Abstract
A tailgate assembly for an open top load carrying container includes a tailgate for assuming the traditional closed and open configuration for dumping material from the container. The tailgate includes a venting aperture selectively closeable by a venting door movable between a closed and an open position, such that a substantial portion of the venting door is disposed within the container in the open position.