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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David John Brzenchek, Canton, MI (US);
Gregory Francis Kuhn, Dexter, MI (US);
Neal David Lipman, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/512 ; B62D 3/303 ; B60P 1/26 ; E06B 7/00 ; E05D 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/512 ; B62D 3/303 ; B60P 1/26 ; E06B 7/00 ; E05D 1/100 ;
Abstract
A vehicle tailgate limiter system for a vehicle includes a cargo bed, a tailgate pivotally attached to the cargo bed operable between a closed vertical position and a deployed horizontal position, a fixed pin having a head portion and a base portion, and a slotted bracket having a middle portion and end portions adapted to receive the pin when the tailgate is in the deployed position.