Retainer for trailer tailgate

Details Retainer for trailer tailgate Retainer for trailer tailgate

1998-02-06

1999-11-30

Hoge, Gary C.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

End gates

292DIG29, B62D 33037

Patent

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059929162

ABSTRACT:
A relatively inexpensive and reliable latching mechanism for locking or otherwise securing a tailgate to the cargo area of a vehicle or trailer is provided comprised of a latch plate of unitary construction and a locking pin. The latch plate is further comprised of a mounting base having means for attachment to the vehicle or trailer sidewall and an offset projecting lug having a lanced tab for receiving the locking pin. In a preferred embodiment, the mounting base is attached to the vehicle side wall and the lanced tab projects through a complimentary closed slot in the tailgate and receives the locking pin thereby securing the tailgate between the offset, the projecting lug and the lanced tab. The offset projecting lug creates a space between the vehicle side wall and the projecting lug which traps a portion of the tailgate which forms the closed slot therebetween to add additional strength and stability to the attachment.

REFERENCES:
patent: 683020 (1901-09-01), Camp
patent: 1510798 (1924-10-01), Poe
patent: 2829001 (1958-04-01), Leaphart
patent: 4472639 (1984-09-01), Bianchi
patent: 5685594 (1997-11-01), Harper
patent: 5755480 (1998-05-01), Bryan

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