Patent ID: 9126541
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B60P,B60R

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for collection and retention of debris discharged from an opening in a tailgate assembly of a truck vehicle, said collection and retention apparatus comprising: a cover assembly of flexible, air permeable fabric, first and second generally rectangular, lateral panels having a longitudinal, side to side dimension generally sized to extend over a said opening between opposite sides of a said tailgate assembly, said lateral panels each having a first lateral side edge and an opposite second lateral side edge, said first and second lateral panels joined along a longitudinal seam between said first and second side edges; said cover assembly further comprising generally congruently, generally triangularly shaped first and second flexible side panels, said first side panel having two sides joined respectively to said first lateral side edge of said first and second lateral panels, said second side panel having two sides joined respectively to said second lateral side edge of said first and second lateral panels; said lateral panels and said side panels, in combination, defining a generally rectangular circumferential opening with a boundary formed by connected side edges of said panels, said opening defining a periphery having a periphery side edge section of said first and second lateral panels and a periphery side edge section of said first and second side panels; said periphery side edge sections each including multiple, spaced, magnetic fastening elements attached along the periphery whereby the lateral panels and said side panels form a pocket capable of fitting over a vehicle tailgate opening maintained in position on said tailgate assembly by said magnetic fastening elements.