US 12,479,518 B2
Bed sidegate
Robert M. Horner, Ferndale, MI (US); Larry R. Erickson, Birmingham, MI (US); Andrew E. Sicherman, Royal Oak, MI (US); Michael S. Spagnuolo, Shelby Township, MI (US); Peter G. DeMarois, Troy, MI (US); and Brian Staley, Bloomfield, MI (US)
Assigned to Magna Exteriors Inc., Aurora (CA)
Filed by Magna Exteriors Inc., Aurora (CA)
Filed on Apr. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/630,555.
Application 18/630,555 is a continuation of application No. 17/513,459, filed on Oct. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,975,766.
Application 17/513,459 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/365,648, filed on Jul. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,919,577, issued on Mar. 5, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/160,438, filed on Mar. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/107,904, filed on Oct. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/047,510, filed on Jul. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0343313 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B62D 33/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 33/0273 (2013.01) [B62D 33/02 (2013.01); B62D 33/027 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An access door for a vehicle including an open truck bed assembly including a front wall, two side walls, and a rear wall comprising:
each of said two side walls having a rear wheel well opening there;
a door portion on at least one of said two side walls, said door portion having a hinge on a substantially vertical hinged axis, said door portion opening horizontally and providing an opening in said side wall substantially in front of and above a wheel well, said at least one of said side walls including an upper part which is above said wheel well opening, said door portion opening over said upper part of at least one of the two side walls of the open truck bed assembly for providing side access to the truck bed, said door portion opening the door in a longitudinal direction such that it is stowed above the upper part of said at least one of the two side walls in its open position, wherein the door portion has multiple detented positions for allowing the door to remain in one of said multiple detent positions during opening of said door portion, wherein the multiple detented positions include a first position where the door rotates along a vertical axis for rotating outward, a second position where the door can rotate along a lateral horizontal access outward and a third position wherein the door can rotate along a longitudinal access outward.