Patent ID: 6951358

Claim:
A tailgate cable assembly for connecting a vehicle tailgate to a sidewall of a vehicle, wherein the cable assembly comprises: an elongated cable having a first end and a second end; a gate-connector eyelet mounted on the first end of the cable and adapted to secure the cable to a first fastener extending outwardly from the tailgate; a side-connector eyelet mounted on the second end of the cable and adapted to secure the cable to a second fastener extending outwardly from the sidewall; a removable locking member engageable with one of the side-connector eyelet and gate-connector eyelet; the locking member being rotatable between a first position, where one of the first and second fasteners may be selectively engaged with or disengaged from the one of the side-connector eyelet and gate-connector eyelet; and a second position where the one of the first and second fasteners is secured to the one of the side-connector eyelet and gate-connector eyelet.