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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Shinichi Yamase, Dublin, OH (US);
Charles Haase, Delaware, OH (US);
Hiroaki Taniguchi, Dublin, OH (US);
Inventors:
Shinichi Yamase, Dublin, OH (US);
Charles Haase, Delaware, OH (US);
Hiroaki Taniguchi, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 10/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rear pillar of an automotive vehicle housing a power tailgate assembly and a garnish covering the rear pillar. The garnish includes an opening through which a tailgate rod extends and interconnects the power tailgate assembly and the tailgate of the automobile. A cover closes the opening and comprises an elongated body of a resilient material including an upper region having a passage sized to accommodate the tailgate rod and lower region having a 'T' shaped slot intersecting the passage.