Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – End gates
Patent
1989-07-25
1991-04-02
Cherry, Johnny D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
End gates
292181, 292DIG43, 292DIG29, 16260, B62D 2500
Patent
active
050042874
ABSTRACT:
A locking device is provided for a removable tailgate on a conventional pickup truck. The tailgate assembly is supported by a pair of hinges located at the bottom of the tailgate for opening movement about a horizontal axis, one of the hinges comprising an elongated pin member and receiver cup, the pin member extending from the truck body into the receiver cup located in the tailgate. An opening is provided in the side wall of the receiver cup to allow the pin member and consequently the tailgate to be removed when the opening is aligned with the narrow axis of the pin member. A cylinder lock and lock bolt is attached to the tailgate, the lock bolt extending through the end wall of the receiver cup. Upon engaging the lock, the lock bolt projects through the end wall of the receiver cup into an opening provided in the axis of the pin member, thereby allowing the tailgate to be locked to the pickup truck body while concurrently allowing the tailgate to be freely opened and closed along the horizontal axis of the hinges.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3656801 (1972-04-01), Doutt et al.
patent: 3734560 (1973-05-01), Cramblet
patent: 3848918 (1974-11-01), Dyer
patent: 4552392 (1985-11-01), Morello
Cherry Johnny D.
Hoge Gary C.
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