Patent ID: 11919576
Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 12:
13. A vehicle comprising:
a first bed wall;
a second bed wall;
a bed connected between the first bed wall and the second bed wall;
a tailgate including a base configured to rotatably connect to first bed wall and the second bed wall; and
a tailgate cable assembly including:
a first cable including a first end and a second end;
a first eyelet connector couplable to the first end of the first cable and a component chosen from the tailgate and the first bed wall; and
a second eyelet connector couplable to the second end of the first cable and a component chosen from the tailgate and the first bed wall, the second eyelet connector is configured to have a predefined number of orientations, the second eyelet connector includes:
an eyelet coupled to the first cable; and
a washer received within the eyelet in one of the predefined number of orientations, wherein the washer includes an annular extension and the eyelet includes an annular relief configured to receive the annular extension of the washer,
wherein each of the predefined number of orientations results in different positions of the tailgate respective to the first bed wall responsive to full extension of the first cable.