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Vehicle tailgate limiter system

  • US 6,494,520 B2
  • Filed: 04/24/2001
  • Issued: 12/17/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle tailgate limiter system for a vehicle comprising:

  • a cargo bed;

    a tailgate pivotally attached to the cargo bed operable between a closed vertical position and a deployed horizontal position;

    a fixed pin, fixed to one of the tailgate and the cargo bed, having a longitudinal axis, a head portion, and a base portion;

    a slotted bracket, fixed to the other of the tailgate and the cargo bed, having a middle portion and end portions adapted to receive the pin when the tailgate is in the deployed horizontal position; and

    wherein the longitudinal axis of the fixed pin is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, thereby limiting lateral movement of the tailgate when in the deployed horizontal position.

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