Patent ID: 9126642
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B62D,E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A vehicle having a cargo box comprising: a rear sill extending laterally and defining a rear end of a floor of the cargo box; a tailgate extending laterally and pivotally attached across a rear opening of the cargo box; a pair of first hinge halves spaced laterally apart and each including a base secured to the rear sill and a hinge leaf extending rearwardly from the base, each of the hinge leaves including a hinge pin hole; a pair of second hinge halves, each including a base secured to the tailgate and a pair of double hinge plates extending from the base of the second hinge half, each of the double hinge plates located and spaced apart to form a gap that receives a corresponding one of the hinge leaves, each of the double hinge plates including hinge pin holes that align with a corresponding one of the hinge pin holes in the hinge leaves, and each of the second hinge halves including a hinge pin slidably mounted thereto and selectively slidable between a removal position where the hinge pins are essentially completely slid out of the respective gap and allow the tailgate to be separated from the vehicle, a locked position where each of the hinge pins extends into both of the hinge pin holes in the respective second hinge halves and the hinge pin holes of the respective first hinge halves to pivotally secure the tailgate to the vehicle, and an install position where a tapered end of each of the hinge pins is located in the respective gap; and at least one latch assembly configured to selectively secure the tailgate in a closed position and release the tailgate to allow for pivoting of the tailgate about the hinge pins from the closed position to an open position.