Patent ID: 7021689
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. An assembly for a vehicle having a tailgate, the assembly comprising a plate for attachment to the tailgate and having an upper and a pair of side edges when attached to the tailgate with the tailgate in a closed position, a panel which has an edge along which said panel is hingedly connected to said upper edge of said plate for serving as an alternative tailgate, wherein said plate upper edge has a length which is substantially equal to a length of said alternative tailgate panel edge, and a pair of side panels hingedly connected to said side edges respectively of said plate whereby, with the side panels vertically disposed, the alternative tailgate panel is hingedly movable while the tailgate is in a horizontal position between a closed position wherein the alternative tailgate panel is vertical and an open position wherein the alternative tailgate panel forms an angle of about 180 degrees with the tailgate, the assembly further comprising a pair of cables connected to said alternative tailgate panel and attachable to the vehicle for deploying said alternative tailgate panel in the open position.