A tailgate position indicator allows a person in the cab of a pickup truck to observe the open and closed positions of a tailgate of the truck when a bed cover on the truck is rolled out or closed. The indicator includes a spring biased flag mounted to the bed cover for movement between a raised position visible from the cab to indicate that the tailgate is open and a lowered position substantially out of view from the cab to indicate when the tailgate is closed. The flag is moved to the lower position by the upper edge of the tailgate when the tailgate is closed. The flag resides over the top edge of the tailgate when the tailgate is closed and extends above the bed cover when the tailgate is open. The flag automatically moves to the raised position when the tailgate is opened.
TAILGATE POSITION INDICATOR
2023-07-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein |