Tailgate having a carrying handle

Details Tailgate having a carrying handle Tailgate having a carrying handle

1995-12-04

1998-01-27

Hoge, Gary C.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

End gates

B62D 3303, B62D 33033

Patent

active

057115699

ABSTRACT:
A removable tailgate assembly (18, 118), mounted upon a pick-up type truck vehicle (10), is provided with a handle (46, 146) within the vicinity of the lower end portion (20, 120) of the tailgate assembly (18, 118) along the centerline (48) of the tailgate assembly (18, 118) as viewed in the transverse direction extending between opposite sides of the tailgate assembly (18, 118). The handle may comprise a recessed region (60) formed at the corner junction of the inner (52) and bottom panel (56) members of the tailgate assembly (18), or an insert (166) mounted within an aperture (164) formed at the corner junction of the inner (152) and bottom (156) panel members of the tailgate assembly (118) wherein the insert (166) defines a hollow portion (168) for accommodating the fingers (170) of the person removing the tailgate assembly (118) from the vehicle (10) and carrying the same toward a storage facility. The recessed region (60) and the insert (166) have limited width dimensions so as to accommodate, yet comfortably confine, four fingers of the person's hand so as to assist the person (50) in carrying or transporting the tailgate assembly (18, 118) in a balanced manner.

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