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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2004
Joseph S. Meinke, Gowen, MI (US);
Robert L. Bingle, Zeeland, MI (US);
Thomas R. Futryk, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Todd W. Pastrick, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Joseph S. Meinke, Gowen, MI (US);
Robert L. Bingle, Zeeland, MI (US);
Thomas R. Futryk, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Todd W. Pastrick, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A tailgate of modular construction and employing an extender assembly. The tailgate employs a thick central molded plastic core structure and inner and outer cover sheets secured to inboard and outboard faces of the core structure. The core structure defines laterally spaced vertically extending channels and the extender assembly includes a pair of laterally spaced post assemblies slidably mounted in the respective channels of the core member and connected at their upper end by a bar member which fits in a pocket defined in the upper face of the tailgate with the extender assembly in its lowered position.