US 11,724,753 B2
Vehicle cargo tailgate enclosure
Anthony Nicholas Smith, Huntington Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to Lund Motion Products. Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Filed by Lund Motion Products, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/821,766.
Application 17/821,766 is a continuation of application No. 17/091,554, filed on Nov. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,433,953.
Application 17/091,554 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/696,276, filed on Nov. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,142,263, issued on Oct. 12, 2021.
Application 16/696,276 is a continuation of application No. 16/202,832, filed on Nov. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,518,821, issued on Dec. 31, 2019.
Application 16/202,832 is a continuation of application No. 15/448,952, filed on Mar. 3, 2017, granted, now 10,173,735, issued on Jan. 8, 2019.
Application 15/448,952 is a continuation of application No. 13/351,191, filed on Jan. 16, 2012, abandoned.
Application 13/351,191 is a continuation of application No. 12/947,735, filed on Nov. 16, 2010, abandoned.
Application 12/947,735 is a continuation of application No. 11/924,537, filed on Oct. 25, 2007, granted, now 7,841,638, issued on Nov. 30, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/863,339, filed on Oct. 27, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396318 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60P 3/40 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B62D 33/033 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 33/033 (2013.01) [B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); B60P 3/40 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
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1. A vehicle tailgate enclosure for use with a vehicle including a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a cargo bed, and a tailgate, the vehicle tailgate enclosure comprising:
a first upright configured to be secured to the first sidewall of the vehicle;
a second upright configured to be secured to the second sidewall of the vehicle;
a plurality of cross-members extending between the first and second uprights over at least a portion of the tailgate of the vehicle when the vehicle tailgate enclosure is in use, each of the plurality of cross-members vertically spaced apart from an adjacent one of the plurality of cross-members, each of the plurality of cross-members comprising:
a first beam connected to the first upright;
a second beam connected to the second upright; and
a central beam connected to the first and second beams; and
a third upright positioned along the plurality of cross-members between the first and second uprights, the third upright comprising:
a first portion comprising a first channel that receives a portion of the central beam of a first one of the plurality of cross-members, the first portion having a first width;
a second portion comprising a second channel that receives a portion of the central beam of a second one of the plurality of cross-members, the second portion having a second width; and
a third portion comprising a third channel that receives a portion of the central beam of a third one of the plurality of cross-members, the third portion having a third width;
wherein the first and third widths are different than the second width; and
wherein:
the first channel receives a portion of each of the first and second beams of the first one of the plurality of cross-members;
the second channel receives a portion of each of the first and second beams of the second one of the plurality of cross-members; and
the third channel receives a portion of each of the first and second beams of the third one of the plurality of cross-members.