Tail gate apparatus
Abstract
Abstract A TAIL GATE APARATUS INCLUDES AN UPSTANDING REAR WALL AND A PAIR OF SPACED ELONGATED ARMS RIGIDLY CONNECTED TO THE REAR WALL ADJACENT THE UPPER EDGE THEREOF AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO RESPECTIVE SIDE WALLS ADJACENT THE UPPER EDGES THEREOF AND FORWARDLY REMOTE FROM THE REAR BODY OPENING. THE ARMS ARE DISPOSED ALONG AND OUTWARDLY OF THE SIDE WALL UPPER EDGES FOR RIGIDIFYING SAME AND GUIDE MEMBERS ARE CONNECTED TO THE REAR WALL ADJACENT THE LOWER EDGE WHICH COOPERATE WITH THE SIDE WALLS. POWER MEANS ARE ATTACHED TO THE TAIL GATE APPARATUS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING THE REAR BODY OPENING AND WHEN OPEN THE REAR WALL IS GENERALLY PARALLEL TO AND ABOVE THE BODY BOTTOM WALL AND SPACED UPWARDLY A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE ABOVE THE SIDE WALL UPPER EDGES TO PROVIDE A DUMPING OPENING OF SUBSTANTIALLY TWICE THE AREA OF THE REAR WALL.
Inventors
- 👤 R Senesac
- 👤 G Senesac
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