A patent application filed by Ford shows the automaker is looking at developing a horizontally split tailgate or hatch for its SUVs. Auto123 has more.
This is a week for patent news, apparently. Yesterday we reported on a GM application for a pickup bed extension system; we now learn that Ford has also filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office , this time for a horizontally split tailgate or hatch for SUVs.
Ford's new split tailgate patent application, fig. 1 Photo: Ford Ford's new split tailgate patent application, fig. 2 Photo: Ford Deployment is straightforward: the upper section opens upwards, the lower section downwards. Is that an advantage? Some will think so, other might not. At least, the top section would be lighter to lift, and the bottom section would extend the cargo space, if necessary.
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