Patent ID: 9150259
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B60J,B60P,B62D

Abstract:
1. A tailgate for a vehicle having a front wall, two side walls, and a truck bed altogether defining a tonneau, the tailgate comprising: a front panel, a rear panel, a top panel, and two side panels altogether defining a cavity, wherein at least one of the front panel, the rear panel, the top panel, and the two side panels defines an opening extending therethrough, and the cavity is accessible through the opening; and a tonneau cover deployable from within the cavity through the opening, the tonneau cover being selectively movable between a stowed position, a deployed position, and a partially deployed position; wherein the tonneau cover is substantially within the cavity in the stowed position, and substantially covering the tonneau in the deployed position; and wherein the partially deployed position is any position between the stowed position and the deployed position; and a spool around which at least a portion of the tonneau cover is wrappable, wherein the spool is attached to the side panels.