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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2014
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Valcourt, CA;
Jukka Olli, Hirvas, FI;
Paavo Sieppi, Kivitaipale, FI;
Hannu Yleva, Rovaniemi, FI;
Heikki Makkonen, Rovaniemi, FI;
Antti Suhanko, Rovaniemi, FI;
Jari Jokelainen, Rovaniemi, FI;
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC., Valcourt, CA;
Abstract
A cargo box has a cargo box body and a tailgate. The cargo box body has two walls, a floor, an opened side, at least one slot defined in the floor, and at least one tab extending from at least one of the walls. The tailgate is selectively pivotally connected to the cargo box body and has at least one tailgate tab extending from a bottom thereof and being received in the at least one slot and at least one recess defined in a side thereof. The at least one tab overlaps a portion of the tailgate when the tailgate is closed thereby preventing opening of the tailgate. The tailgate is generally vertically slidable to align the at least one recess with the at least one tab thereby permitting opening of the tailgate. A vehicle having the tailgate and methods of opening and removing a tailgate are also described.