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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281748 | Tailgate lift-and-secure cable and latch assembly A lift and secure latch assembly for a vehicle tailgate includes a pair of cables capable of applying upward force to the tailgate and a tensioning mechanism positioned within the tailgate and connected to the support members to apply tension thereto. One of the cab... | 10/16/2007 |
| 6905157 | Endgate for a pickup truck An endgate for a pickup truck includes a lower portion movably mountable with respect to the body of the pickup truck. An upper portion of the endgate is movably mounted with respect to the lower portion to selectively alter the height of the endgate for improving a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6516567 | Power actuator for lifting a vehicle lift gate A power actuator for lifting a pivotal lift gate closing an access opening in a motor vehicle body. The actuator includes a lower tubular housing; a lead screw having a lower head portion journaled in a lower portion of the tubular housing and a threaded ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6511092 | Expandable utility trailer system An expandable utility trailer system that included multiple trailer bed sections that are attached together to form a utility trailer of the desired size and disconnectable for storage in a small area. The expandable utility trailer system including a mai... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6435588 | Truck bed extension A truck bed extension that is convertible into a pair of ramps. The truck bed extension is comprised of a left truck bed extension and a right truck bed extension, each truck bed extension comprising a back wall section, a side wall extension section and ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6322125 | Truck bed extension A truck bed extension that is convertible into a ramp. The truck bed extension is comprised of three panels, including a back wall and two side walls, which are hinged together to allow the truck bed extension to be straightened when detached from the tru... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6179360 | Tailgate attachment A tailgate attachment for extending the cargo space of a load bed of a vehicle includes a back panel pivotally coupled to a bottom panel. The bottom panel is designed for resting on a tailgate of a load bed of a vehicle. First and second side panels are p... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6174015 | Vehicle tailgate A vehicle tailgate comprises an upper section (18) and a lower section (24) which are joined by hinges (26). The hinges (26) include securing parts which lock behind latch pins (58) on the vehicle body, but are released from them when the lower section (2... | 01/16/2001 |
| 4505359 | Vehicle cargo elevator with upright storage An elevator platform is mounted by means of lift arms and parallel arms to a frame mounted under the truck bed. On the frame, the normal pivot axis for the parallel arms is aligned vertically above the pivot axis for the lift arms; and the pivot axes on t... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4141582 | Multi-purpose tail gate In combination, a tail gate for a dump-type vehicle, such as a truck, wagon, semi-trailer or the like, of the type having an open box mounted for pivotal tilting movement relative to the vehicle frame and including a bed and upright side walls, and power ... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4077330 | Sliding panel for an end door of a rail car An end closure for a rail car which comprises a pair of sliding doors mounted for movement between open and closed positions. One of the doors has a recess to clear a brake lever when the door is open. A panel is provided to close the recess when the door... | 03/07/1978 |
| 3995895 | Forage box A two wheeled forage box is towed behind a harvesting machine and collects chaff silage or green chop and the like. When full it may be elevated around a hinge point so that it can be dumped into a truck. It has an overhang at the back which helps level t... | 12/07/1976 |
