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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2003
Kenichi Kitayama, Dublin, OH (US);
Christopher Walker, Hilliard, OH (US);
Steven Thiele, Marysville, OH (US);
Edward Moran, Dublin, OH (US);
Marc Lamarre, Dublin, OH (US);
Kenichi Kitayama, Dublin, OH (US);
Christopher Walker, Hilliard, OH (US);
Steven Thiele, Marysville, OH (US);
Edward Moran, Dublin, OH (US);
Marc Lamarre, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tailgate assembly adapted to be mounted along an open edge of a vehicle's load-carrying bed includes a stamped sheet metal frame having a reinforced cross-sectional shape with an inner side facing an associated vehicle's load-carrying bed and an outer side opposite the inner side. The tailgate assembly further includes a skin attached to the outer side of the frame.