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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert M. Hunt, Bingham Farms, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 3/303 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 3/303 ;
Abstract
A vehicle end gate assembly is adapted to be attached to a vehicle body and includes an end gate body having an interior surface extending between an upper edge and a lower edge. The lower edge of the end gate body is adapted to be hingedly attached to the vehicle body and the interior surface includes at least one recess formed therein at the upper edge. An attachment member is positioned in the at least one recess and is attached to the end gate body for releasably securing items to the end gate body.