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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:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Lassi M. Ojanen, Richmond Hill, CA;
Inventor:
Lassi M. Ojanen, Richmond Hill, CA;
Assignee:
Magna International Inc., Aurora, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1267 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tailgate () for a vehicle cargo box has top () and bottom () aluminum structural members held in spaced relationship from one another by rigid end members. The aluminum structural members are preferably made from an extrusion process making the tailgate light and strong as well as cost effective.