Patent ID: 11873033
Assignee: MULTIMATIC INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle tailgate assembly comprising:
a frame with a transverse base and support arms extending perpendicularly therefrom adjacent distal ends of the transverse base;
a door rotationally mounted to the frame between the support arms;
the door comprising a transverse upper section rotationally joined to a transverse lower section at a rotational joint;
the transverse upper section being rotatable about the rotational joint 90 degrees from co-planar in either direction in relation to the transverse lower section;
each of the upper section and the lower section extending transversely between the support arms and adapted to releasably engage said support arms;
a releasable locking mechanism located adjacent the rotational joint;
said releasable locking mechanism adapted to releasably hold the upper section in relation to the lower section at selected orientations.