Tailgate Down Indicator
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1. A tailgate down indicator of a truck, comprising:
- a sensor device capable of detecting a position of a tailgate; and
an indicator capable of displaying the position of said tailgate;
wherein said sensor device communicates said position to said indicator and said indicator displays said position.
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Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a tailgate down indicator is provided. The indicator displays the position of the tailgate of a truck to the driver based upon a signal received from a sensor device. The sensor device determines whether the tailgate is in the up or down position.
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20 Claims
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1. A tailgate down indicator of a truck, comprising:
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a sensor device capable of detecting a position of a tailgate; and an indicator capable of displaying the position of said tailgate; wherein said sensor device communicates said position to said indicator and said indicator displays said position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19)
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12. A truck having a truck bed comprising:
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a tailgate mounted pivotally to said truck bed; a sensor device mounted to said truck and operable to determine a position of said tailgate with respect to said truck; and an indicator operable to display said position of said tailgate to a driver of said truck. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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20. A truck having a truck bed comprising:
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a tailgate mounted pivotally to said truck bed; a sensor device mounted to said truck and operable to determine a position of said tailgate with respect to said truck; and an indicator operable to display said position of said tailgate to a driver of said truck; wherein said indicator is operable to prevent said truck from moving when said sensor device determines said tailgate is in a down position; wherein said indicator includes an override button operable to be engaged by a driver of said truck in order to allow said truck to move when said sensor device determines said tailgate is in said down position.
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