Patent ID: 7243973

Claim:
A closure assembly mounted on a vehicle and moveable between a closed position and at least one open position, wherein said closure structure is a dual-mode tailgate adapted to be mounted along an open edge of a load-carrying bed of said vehicle, said tailgate is alternatively pivotable about (1) a first axis generally parallel with a bottom edge of the tailgate for movement between the closed position and a fold-open position and (2) a second axis generally parallel with a first lateral edge of the tailgate for movement between the closed position and a swing-open position said closure assembly comprising: a closure structure mounted to an associated vehicle for movement between said closed position and said at least one open position; a first lock assembly selectively locking said closure structure to said associated vehicle; a second lock assembly selectively locking said closure structure to said associated vehicle; one of said first and second lock assemblies including a latch that requires overstroking to lock the latch in a latched position.