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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2013
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Darin D. King, Raymond, OH (US);
Noriyuki Muto, Columbus, OH (US);
Tsuyoshi Kumasaka, Dublin, OH (US);
Jacob O. Borth, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes a frame, a utility bed, and a flexible seal. The utility bed includes a left side, a right side, a bed frame, and a forward wall supported by the bed frame. The utility bed is pivotally coupled with the frame and pivotable between a hauling position and a dumping position. The flexible seal is attached to at least one of the bed frame and the forward wall of the utility bed. The flexible seal extends downwardly below the forward wall of the utility bed and laterally at least partially between the left side and the right side of the utility bed. When the utility bed is in the hauling position, the flexible seal contacts the frame.