Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – End gates
Patent
1999-04-15
1999-12-07
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
End gates
296 14, 296 2603, 296 2615, 296 36, 292DIG17, 292DIG29, B62D 3303
Patent
active
059970677
ABSTRACT:
A tailgate support is provided for a cargo box having a floor, opposite sidewalls and a rear wall with the latter being defined by a tailgate which is mounted for pivoting about a horizontal axis located adjacent the floor, between an upright closed position and a recumbent open position. The tailgate support includes an arm mounted beneath the floor and movable between a stored position wherein the arm is disposed beneath the floor and a support position wherein the arm extends beyond the floor in a direction of horizontal extension of the tailgate as considered when the tailgate is in its open position. The tailgate rests on the arm when the arm is in its support position and the tailgate is in its open position. A latching mechanism is provided to secure the tailgate in its open position. A stop is provided to limit the pivotal movement of the arm beyond its stored and support positions.
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Hansen Loren Fredrick
Shambeau Thomas Allan
Deere & Company
Engle Patricia
Pape Joseph D.
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