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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Lawrence Lipinski, Plymouth, MI (US);
Terrance Dean Savitsky, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stacey Ann Boersma, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 571 ; 410112 ;
Abstract
A tailgate construction for a pickup truck provides a tailgate 28 having an attachment means consisting of the rod 44 extending laterally of the tailgate 28 between its side portions 36, 38. A pair of windows 46, 48 is formed through an inner surface 42 of the tailgate to provide access to the rod for purpose of anchoring tie down mechanism.