Patent ID: 8403394
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: B60P,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tailgate accessory drill-less adapter for connecting a tailgate accessory to a tailgate portion of a pick-up truck, the adapter comprising: an elongated body having a first side, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, the first side edge having a tailgate latch bolt slot transverse to the first side edge and through the elongated body, the slot positioned a predefined distance from the bottom edge to provide a first attachment point to a tailgate latch bolt; and an offset hook anchor having a hook portion and a hook body portion, the offset hook anchor connected to the first side adjacent to but spaced from the second side edge wherein the hook portion is adjustable along an axis transverse to the bottom edge and configured to be retained within a tailgate sidewall opening as a second attachment point.