Patent ID: 6113177
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B60J,B60R

Abstract:
A rear door assembly for a truck cap mounted onto a truck bed with a tailgate equipped with an outwardly protruding tailgate protector rib that extends along an upper end thereof, the rear door assembly comprising:a rear door comprising a lower end for engaging the upper end of the tailgate, the lower end of the rear door being fixedly connected to a tailgate enclosure plate, the tailgate enclosure plate extending outwardly and downwardly around the tailgate protector rib, the tailgate enclosure plate comprising an underside which is coated with a layer of polymeric material for engaging the tailgate protector rib, the tailgate protector rib including first and second opposing ends and the tailgate enclosure plate including first and second outer ends, the first outer end of the tailgate enclosure plate curving outwardly and downwardly around at least a portion of the first opposing end of the tailgate protector rib, the second outer end of the tailgate enclosure plate curving outwardly and downwardly around at least a portion of the second opposing end of the tailgate protector rib.