Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – End gates
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-22
2008-07-22
Morrow, Jason S (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
End gates
C296S146800, C296S146110, C049S502000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07401832
ABSTRACT:
An opening and closing apparatus of a vehicle includes, an opening and closing member for opening and closing an opening portion of a vehicle body; a lower hinge for pivotably supporting the opening and closing member from below; and a cover member disposed below the opening and closing member placed in a closed state for covering a pivot support portion of the lower hinge from behind, wherein when the opening and closing member is in an open state, a pivoting portion pivotably supported by the pivot support portion straddles the cover member, the opening and closing member is located rearwardly of the cover member, and an uppermost site of the pivoting portion is located at a position not higher than an upper surface of the opening and closing member.
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Ishihara Katsuhisa
Yui Kenji
Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo K.K.
Morrow Jason S
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