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Extendable vehicle tailgate assembly

  • US 4,778,213 A
  • Filed: 10/29/1987
  • Issued: 10/18/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An extension for a vehicle having a bed, two side walls, and a main tailgate which swings between an upstanding closed position and a rearwardly projecting open position, comprising:

  • two side panels adapted to be attached to said main tailgate in positions generally parallel to one another and for swinging movement with the main tailgate,and which in said open position of the main tailgate project upwardly therefrom rearwardly beyond said side walls of the vehicle, and in said closed position of the main tailgate project forwardly adjacent said side walls of the vehicle;

    an auxiliary tailgate; and

    hinge means for mounting said auxiliary tailgate for swinging movement relative to said main tailgate and relative to said side panels, while said side panels remain generally parallel to one another, and from an active position of said auxiliary tailgate essentially perpendicular to said main tailgate to a retracted position essentially parallel to and essentially adjacent said main tailgate.

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