Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Variable capacity of body
Patent
1997-06-17
1998-09-15
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Variable capacity of body
296 571, 296 59, B62C 106, B62D 2500
Patent
active
058069070
ABSTRACT:
A quick release fold-up tailgate assembly for attachment to a vehicle having a cargo space defined by a bed, sidewalls, and a tailgate pivotable between open and closed positions with respect to the bed and sidewalls includes a back panel substantially coextensive with the inner surface of the tailgate and a pair of side panels which are pivotable with respect to the back panel on opposite sides of the back panel between a retracted position at which the side panels are parallel to the back panel to fold up the assembly and an extended position at which the side panels are engageable with the sidewalls to extend the cargo space when the tailgate is in its open position. Hinges pivotally attach the side panels to the back panel and the fold-up assembly to the inner surface of the tailgate. The hinges have a socket portion connected to the tailgate and a pin portion loosely insertable into the socket portion and quickly removable from the socket portion to release quickly the tailgate attachment from the vehicle.
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