Patent ID: 7441820
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A tailgate ladder system comprising: a pickup bed having a tailgate hingedly coupled to said pickup bed adjacent to an end edge of said pickup bed, said tailgate having an inner surface and a distal edge with respect to said end edge; a bottom wall being attached to said inner surface adjacent to said distal edge, a pair of supports being attached to said bottom wall; a pair of guides, each of said guides having a first end and a second end, each of said guides being pivotally coupled to one of said supports adjacent to a corresponding one of said first ends, said guides being selectively positionable in a stored position extending between said distal edge and said end edge or in a deployed position being vertically oriented when said tailgate is horizontally oriented; and a step assembly comprising a pair of legs each having a top end and a bottom end, a plurality of panels being attached to and extending between said legs, each of said legs being slidably positioned in one of said guides, said legs being selectively positionable in an extended position extending outwardly of said first ends of said guides or in a stored position retracted into said guides.