Patent ID: 7229116
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: B60P,B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A pick-up truck comprising: a frame including a pair of upright tubular pillars located at transversely spaced positions at the rear of said pick-up truck; a cargo bed supported on said frame being defined by a pair of upright side walls and a floor extending generally horizontally between said side walls; a tailgate pivotally mounted generally between said side walls and movable between an upright, generally vertical closed position and a lowered, generally horizontal open position; a supplemental tailgate assembly housed within said tailgate and being extendable from said tailgate between a retracted position and an extended position, said supplemental tailgate assembly being pivotable relative to said tailgate between a position generally parallel to said tailgate and a position generally perpendicular to said tailgate, such that said supplemental tailgate assembly can be operated as a temporary tailgate in a generally vertical orientation when said tailgate is in said open position; and a lock rod assembly mounted in said upright tubular pillars, said lock rod assembly including a pair of lock rods being movable between a stowed position and an extended position in which said lock rods can be connected to said supplemental tailgate assembly when being operated as a temporary tailgate.