Tailgate ramp and method for providing access to a vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7284781
APP PUB NO 20070170741A1
SERIAL NO

11339737

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A tailgate for a pickup truck or other vehicle. The tailgate is convertible to a loading ramp to facilitate access to the cargo-holding area of the vehicle. The tailgate includes at least one extensible hook member on one side edge of the tailgate and a panel extensible from the other side edge of the tailgate. In use, the tailgate is removed from the truck, the hook member is extended, the panel is extended, and the hook member is engaged with a rear edge of the cargo-holding area with the tailgate and extended panel extending rearwardly to define the ramp.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grant, David Royal Oak, MI 112 2267

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