Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – End gates
Patent
1998-05-06
2000-10-03
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
End gates
296106, 296 76, 2961468, 16 82, B62D 2500
Patent
active
061262226
ABSTRACT:
An automotive liftgate assembly for limiting movement of a liftgate along a predetermined direction by utilization of a liftgate limiter. This liftgate limiter is secured to the entryway and has a retractable cable which is coupled to the pivoting liftgate. The extractable cable length is adjustable so as to vary the liftgate's open position.
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Kollar Richard
Nguyen Quang Vinh
Watson Brad
Wykoff Richard H.
Ford Global Technologies Inc.
Pape Joseph D.
Patel Kiran
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