US Patent:
20040189036, Sep 30, 2004
Inventors:
Ralph Norfleet - Somerset KY, US
International Classification:
B62D033/03
Abstract:
A tailgate lift assist arrangement for a utility trailer having a low siderail extending upwardly from at least one side of a flatbed, and a tailgate being hingedly attached to a rear end of the flatbed. The lift assist arrangement comprises an elongated housing arranged on an upper portion of the siderail. A spring is attached to a forward end of the housing, the spring having a rearward end attached to a forward end of a flexible cable. The flexible cable has a rearward end movably secured to a side of the tailgate. The cable is supported in a rearward end of the housing by a stationary cable guide member captured in or comprises the back wall of the elongated housing.
