Patent ID: 6679464
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
In combination a flat vertical mounting surface and a support system for mounting a tailgate away from a vehicle, said tailgate having a pair of hinge trunnions, a pair of latches and a pair of support cables, comprising:a) a first bracket, having a top and a bottom, said first bracket having a means for attaching said first bracket to the flat, vertical mounting surface such that said first bracket maintains a vertical position, a means for securing one of said pair of hinge trunnions of said tailgate, mounted to the bottom of said first bracket, and a means for securing one of said pair of latches on said tailgate, mounted on the top of said first bracket; and b) a second bracket, having a top and a bottom, said second bracket having a means for attaching said second bracket to the flat, vertical mounting surface such that said second bracket maintains a vertical position, in a spaced apart relation to said first bracket, a means for securing one of said pair of hinge trunnions of said tailgate, mounted to the bottom of said second bracket, and a means for securing one of said pair of latches on said tailgate, mounted on the top of said second bracket.