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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jack Marchlewski, Saline, MI (US);
John Comiez, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/00 (2006.01); B62D 33/037 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); E05B 79/02 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/037 (2013.01); B62D 29/008 (2013.01); E05B 79/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tailgate striker support bracket assembly for a pickup truck box. The assembly having a bracket with a striker support section sandwiched between a striker and a floating striker nut. The bracket having a web extending from the striker support section to a flange. The flange being affixed to a D-pillar of the truck box. The D-pillar being disposed between a side panel of the truck box and an outer panel of the pickup. The D-pillar also being disposed longitudinally forward from the striker. The pickup truck box being made from mostly aluminum alloy components.