17835450. TRUCK TAILGATE REPLACEMENTS WITH ADJUSTABLE SLIDERS AND TRUCKS INCLUDING THE TAILGATE REPLACEMENTS simplified abstract (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
Contents
- 1 TRUCK TAILGATE REPLACEMENTS WITH ADJUSTABLE SLIDERS AND TRUCKS INCLUDING THE TAILGATE REPLACEMENTS
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 TRUCK TAILGATE REPLACEMENTS WITH ADJUSTABLE SLIDERS AND TRUCKS INCLUDING THE TAILGATE REPLACEMENTS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Original Abstract Submitted
TRUCK TAILGATE REPLACEMENTS WITH ADJUSTABLE SLIDERS AND TRUCKS INCLUDING THE TAILGATE REPLACEMENTS
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Ryan C. Harris of Saline MI (US)
Scott L. Frederick of Brighton MI (US)
TRUCK TAILGATE REPLACEMENTS WITH ADJUSTABLE SLIDERS AND TRUCKS INCLUDING THE TAILGATE REPLACEMENTS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17835450 titled 'TRUCK TAILGATE REPLACEMENTS WITH ADJUSTABLE SLIDERS AND TRUCKS INCLUDING THE TAILGATE REPLACEMENTS
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a truck with a passenger cabin and a truck bed located behind it. The truck bed has a tailgate replacement that spans the rear opening between the sidewalls. The tailgate replacement includes support rails and a slider connected to them.
- The truck has a passenger cabin and a truck bed with a tailgate replacement.
- The tailgate replacement consists of support rails and a slider.
- The support rails are vertically-extending and vertically spaced-apart, laterally-extending.
- The slider connects to the laterally-extending support rails.
- The slider has two connecting portions that engage with the laterally-extending support rails.
Potential Applications
- Pickup trucks
- Delivery trucks
- Construction vehicles
Problems Solved
- Provides an alternative to traditional tailgates
- Offers a sliding mechanism for easy access to the truck bed
Benefits
- Improved convenience for loading and unloading items from the truck bed
- Increased versatility in tailgate design and functionality
- Enhanced durability and stability of the tailgate replacement.
Original Abstract Submitted
A truck includes a passenger cabin and a truck bed located rearward of the passenger cabin in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The truck bed includes a bed deck and a pair of spaced apart sidewalls. A tailgate replacement extends across a rear opening to the truck bed and between the sidewalls. The tailgate replacement includes vertically-extending support rails and vertically spaced-apart, laterally-extending support rails that extend between the vertically-extending support rails. A slider is connected to the laterally-extending support rails. The slider includes a first connecting portion that slidably engages a first one of the laterally-extending support rails and a second connecting portion that slidably engages a second one of the laterally-extending support rails.
