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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2013
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Randall Johnson, White Lake, MI (US);
Bruce Pfeiffer, Livonia, MI (US);
Ian Patterson, Novi, MI (US);
Ronald Morrow, Novi, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle cargo bed accessory includes a vehicle cargo area with a bed floor, an accessory attachment track attached to the bed floor, a tailgate and a tailgate gap cover. The tailgate has a first end pivotally attached to a rear of the vehicle cargo area for pivoting movement between a closed position covering the tailgate opening and an open position exposing the tailgate opening. A gap is defined between a rear end of the bed floor and the first end of the tailgate. The tailgate gap cover is coupled to the accessory attachment track proximate the rear end and is movable to pivot between a horizontal orientation with the tailgate in the open position and an upright orientation with the tailgate in the closed position. The tailgate gap cover covers the gap.