Patent ID: 9327771
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B62D

Claim Text:
1. An adjustable vehicle tailgate device comprising: a vehicle having a bed defined by a bottom wall and a pair of spaced sidewalls; a tailgate having a pair of opposite ends; a pair of hinge pins, each of said hinge pins being positioned to extend from an associated one of said opposite ends of said tailgate proximate a bottom of said tailgate such that said tailgate is pivotable between said sidewalls; a pair of latch pins, each of said latch pins being positioned to extend from an associated one of said opposite ends of said tailgate proximate a top of said tailgate, each of said latch pins being engageable to an associated one of said sidewalls wherein said tailgate is secured in a static position relative to said sidewalls; and wherein each of said opposite ends of said tailgate is positioned in spaced relationship to an associated one of said sidewalls wherein said tailgate is pivotable inwardly towards said bed to a position over said bottom wall.