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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Henry W. Hausler, Manchester, MI (US);
Andrew Kammerzell, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
John Comiez, Novi, MI (US);
Daniel Clatterbuck, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A tailgate hinge is part of a tailgate assembly and is attached to the rear sill of a pick-up truck bed. The tailgate hinge includes a stationary hinge bracket and a pivotal hinge bracket that are connected by a hinge pin. The pivotal hinge bracket includes a detachment slot. The hinge pin has a pair of flats that permit the hinge pin to pass through the detachment slot when the tailgate is at a predetermined angular orientation.
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