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Tailgate and hinge assembly for pickup truck

a technology for tailgates and hinges, which is applied in the direction of hinges, wing accessories, roofs, etc., can solve the problems of causing unwelcome inconvenience, affecting the service life of the tailgate, and requiring the use of retaining chains or linkages

Active Publication Date: 2008-03-06
TIME MFG +1
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Benefits of technology

Enables the tailgate to be easily moved between positions with minimal effort and supports substantial weight in the horizontal position without the use of chains or linkages, reducing costs and inconvenience.

Problems solved by technology

The use of retaining chains or linkage is an item of cost.
Further, the necessity of connecting and disconnecting the chains creates an unwanted inconvenience.

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[0014]Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIG. 1, it will be seen that a conventional pickup truck 10 incorporating the novel tailgate and hinge assembly 19 is thereshown. The pickup truck 10 includes a cab 12, ground wheels 11 and a conventional service truck body or box 13.

[0015]The service body 13 includes front wall 14, opposed side walls 15, a rear wall 15a and a floor 16. The tailgate 20 closes the rear access opening to the interior of the truck body. The side walls 15 are provided with compartments 18 for use in containing tools and equipment. It is pointed out that the novel tailgate and hinge assembly 19 may be used with conventional non-service type truck bodies.

[0016]The tailgate and hinge assembly 19 include the tailgate 20 and the hinge assembly 30. The tailgate 20 includes a front wall 21, a rear wall 22, top wall 23 and a bottom wall 24. The tailgate also includes substantially flat end plates 25. Each end plate is provided with a blind threaded i...

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Abstract

A tailgate and hinge assembly for a pickup truck includes a pair of L-shaped hinge brackets secured to opposite sides of the truck body of the pickup truck. Each hinge bracket has an inverted U-shaped cam track therein for receiving the hinge cam pins on the tailgate. This hinge assembly allows the tailgate to be readily moved between a vertical closed position, a horizontal position and a depending vertical position. The novel hinge assembly enables the tailgate to be maintained in the open horizontal position without the need of chains or linkages.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to a tailgate and hinge assembly for pickup trucks and more particularly to a tailgate and hinge assembly which enables the tailgate to be swung to an open horizontal position or to an open depending position without the need of chains or similar retaining means for holding the tailgate in a horizontal position.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In conventional pickup trucks, the tailgate is hinged to permit access to the truck box interior by swinging the tailgate to an open horizontal position or allowing the tailgate to hang downwardly from its hinge connections. When the tailgate is retained in a horizontal position, chains or linkage are used to retain the tailgate in this horizontal position. In order to allow the tailgate to hang down, the retaining chains must be disconnected.[0003]The use of retaining chains or linkage is an item of cost. Further, the necessity of connecting and disconnecting the chains creates an unwanted in...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B62D33/03
CPCE05D3/022E05D3/18E05D7/081E05Y2900/546E05Y2900/516
Inventor WILCOX, DANNY JAYWILLIS, DANIEL GEORGE
Owner TIME MFG