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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2015
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Gary W. Krajenke, Warren, MI (US);
Anil A. Masih, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Michael J. Green, Waterford, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A tailgate assembly includes a structure, and a handle assembly attached to the structure. The handle assembly is moveable relative to the structure between a stowed position, an intermediate position, and a deployed position. The handle assembly includes a connecting member that is attached to the structure. The connecting member is rotatable about a first axis relative to the structure. A handle portion is attached to the connecting member, and is rotatable about a second axis relative to the connecting member. The handle portion and the connecting member rotate in unison relative to the structure about the first axis, between the stowed position and the intermediate position, to position the handle portion outside an interior space of the structure. The handle portion rotates relative to the connecting member about the second axis, between the intermediate position and the deployed position, whereby a user may grasp the handle portion.