Vehicle tailgate

Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – End gates

Reexamination Certificate

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C296S055000, C296S076000

Reexamination Certificate

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06174015

ABSTRACT:

The present invention relates to vehicle tailgates, and in particular to tailgate assemblies which can be opened in different ways to allow full or limited access to the rear of the vehicle.
It is known from U.S. Pat. No. 4,413.854 and U.S. Pat. No. 4.688.844 to provide a vehicle tailgate in which a rear section can be opened like the boot lid of a saloon car, but which can alternatively be opened fully like a conventional hatchback tailgate. However, these arrangements are somewhat cumbersome to operate and require unique locks.
The present invention provides a vehicle tailgate assembly comprising an upper tailgate section and a lower tailgate section. upper hinge means for pivotably attaching the upper tailgate section to a vehicle body, lower hinge means for pivotably attaching the lower tailgate section to the upper tailgate section, and releasable securing means for securing the upper tailgate section in a closed position relative to the vehicle body, the releasable securing means being arranged to be released by movement of the lower tailgate section into an open position characterised in that the assembly further comprises locking means arranged to lock the lower tailgate section in an open position relative to the upper tailgate section whilst the upper tailgate section is raised.


REFERENCES:
patent: 4413854 (1983-11-01), Hirshberg
patent: 4664437 (1987-05-01), Queveau
patent: 4688844 (1987-08-01), Hirose et al.
patent: 4722206 (1988-02-01), Nakamura et al.
patent: 6068327 (2000-05-01), Junginger
patent: 6089640 (2000-07-01), Cart
patent: 93 10 058 (1993-09-01), None
patent: 44 00 374 (1995-07-01), None
patent: 0 718 134 (1996-06-01), None
Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 013, No. 237 (M-833), Jun. 5, 1989 & JP 01 047617 A (OI Seisakusho Co Ltd), Feb. 22, 1989, see abstract.

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