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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith Alan Kuzmich, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Norman william Fasecas, Westland, MI (US);
Robert J. Garby, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/02 ;
Abstract
A multi position tailgate assembly (,) includes a tailgate (,), at least one hinge element (,), moveable between a closed position (,), and an opened position (,), and at least one cable element having a first end attached to an automobile and a second end attached to the hinge element (,). The assembly allows the tailgate to be opened to a first position when the hinge element is closed and a second, lower or angled position, when the hinge element is open.