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Tailgate dampening apparatus

US7631922B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

33Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Stabilus GmbH · DE

Inventors

Rodney Armstrong · Belmont, US
James T. Kull · Denver, US
Robert D. Wagner · Firestone, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 25, 2006
Grant date	Dec 15, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 16, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D33/03
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for damping the motion of a tailgate attached to a truck bed comprising a damper having a truck bed attachment point at one end and a tailgate attachment point at the other end. The truck bed attachment point is secured to said truck bed, while the tailgate attachment point is secured to the tailgate.

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