Tailgate construction

Details Tailgate construction Tailgate construction

Filed on

1977-10-20

Date issued

1979-01-30

Examiner

Pekar, John A.

Patent Class

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

SubClass

Bodies

SubSubClass

End gates

Other Related Categories

296 57R, B62D 3302

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

041369050

Description

ABSTRACT:
A tailgate construction for pickup trucks and other vehicles which permits the passage of air therethrough to reduce the drag on the vehicle associated with the tailgate construction when the vehicle is in use and thus increase the gas mileage of the vehicle. Also disclosed is a shutter mechanism for selectively preventing the passage of air through the tailgate construction.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3025985 (1962-03-01), Crawford
patent: 3148912 (1964-09-01), Curtis
patent: 4063772 (1977-12-01), Kincaid

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