Tailgate latching architecture for cost and performance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9656697
APP PUB NO 20160368543A1
SERIAL NO

14746260

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A vehicle includes a cargo box having an opening and opposed apertures on opposite sides of the opening. The vehicle further includes a tailgate having locks retaining a pair of outwardly-biased pins in retracted positions when the tailgate is open. The locks engage the cargo box and release the pins when the tailgate is closed whereby the pins shift outwardly into the apertures when the tailgate is closed. A release lever selectively retracts the pins to permit the tailgate to be opened.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC300 TOWN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 800 DEARBORN MI 48126

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Krishnan, Venkatesh Canton, US 331 3652
Puscas, Livianu Dorin Rochester Hills, US 25 259

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