Patent ID: 6942268

Claim:
A Retractable Stop comprised essentially of: a. a mounting plate extending across a portion of the width of a primary tailgate, and affixed to said primary tailgate; b. a first half of a retractable stop hinge located along one side of said mounting plate; c. and a second half of said retractable stop hinge located along one side of an extended arm; d. said first half of retractable stop hinge has a hinge pin port located along the hinge and said second half of retractable stop hinge has a hinge gin port located along the hinge; e. said first half of retractable stop hinge and said second half of retractable stop hinge are joined together such that their hinge on ports form a common hinge pin port, and a hinge pin is passed through said common hinge pin port, thereby affixing the mounting plate to said extended arm, and said mounting plate affixed to the primary tailgate; f. said second half of retractable stop hinge has a hinge rib located thereon; g. said first half of retractable stop hinge has a hinge rib restraint located thereon; h. said hinge rib has a hinge rib extension located thereon; i. said hinge rib restraint has a rib extension port located thereon, to receive said hinge rib extension, when the retractable stop hinge is extended to the open position; j. said hinge rib extension has a primary dimple located thereon; and k. said rib extension port has a primary dimple port located thereon.