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Truck tailgate

Granted 24 Aug 2004 · no office action yet

Assignee: Leroy G. Hagenbuch

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Inventors: LeRoy G. Hagenbuch · Examiner: Melody N. Brown · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/180,994
filed 2 May 2003
Publication
Not published
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US D494911
granted 24 Aug 2004

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a truck tailgate here showing the truck tailgate mounted to a truck body indicated in broken lines and not forming part of the design;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof, the opposing side being a mirror image of the illustrated side;

FIG. 4 is an end elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment a truck tailgate with the only difference being the configuration of the connection of the side arms of the tailgate to the center rear portion of the tailgate;

FIG. 8 is a side elevation view of FIG. 7, the opposing side being a mirror image of the illustrated side;

FIG. 9 is an end elevation view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a third embodiment a truck tailgate with the only difference being the configuration of the connection of the side arms of the tailgate to the center rear portion of the tailgate;

FIG. 13 is a side elevation view of FIG. 12, the opposing side being a mirror image of the illustrated side;

FIG. 14 is an end elevation view of FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of FIG. 12;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 12;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment a truck tailgate with the only difference being the configuration of the connection of the side arms of the tailgate to the center rear portion of the tailgate;

FIG. 18 is a side elevation view of FIG. 17, the opposing side being a mirror image of the illustrated side;

FIG. 19 is an end elevation view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of FIG. 17; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 17.

The truck tailgate is shown mounted to a truck body (indicated in broken lines in FIG. 1) that is shown for illustrative purposes only and that does not form any part of the claimed design.

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Classifications

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IPC · International Patent Classification
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  • /DRW
USPC · US Patent Classification
D12/196

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Pendency
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480 days filing → grant
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Examiner
Melody N. Brown
art unit 2911 · TC 2900
Citations: 10 back · 0 forward

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