Tailgate step

Details Tailgate step Tailgate step

1996-05-01

1998-03-31

Pape, Joseph D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

End gates

280166, B60R 302

Patent

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057329966

ABSTRACT:
A tailgate step has a hinge assembly and a step assembly. One side of the hinge assembly attaches to the inside panel of the tailgate near its upper edge. The other side of the hinge assembly attaches to the step frame. In one form, Z pins connect the two sides of the hinge assembly. The step frame is U shaped where the bight of the U is the step portion. The tailgate step has a stored position against the inside panel of the tailgate and an in-use position across the tailgate edge and vertically downward when the tailgate is open.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4191388 (1980-03-01), Barksdale
patent: 4639032 (1987-01-01), Barbour
patent: 4757876 (1988-07-01), Peacock
patent: 4846487 (1989-07-01), Criley
patent: 5205603 (1993-04-01), Burdette, Jr.

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