Abstract: A mounting apparatus comprises a resin part, an attaching hole formed in the resin part, a metallic pin having an anchor inserted into the attaching hole and an exposure portion. Both sides of the attaching hole are opened to an outside of the resin part. The anchor penetrates the resin part through the attaching hole, and a tip end of the anchor is in the outside of the resin part. The exposure portion has a first supporting portion continued with the anchor, a second supporting portion, a flange located between the first and second supporting portions, and a projection continued with the second supporting portion. First and second levers are rotatably fitted on the first and second supporting portions, respectively. A base seat makes a contact with the tip end of the anchor when the anchor is inserted into the attaching hole.

Abstract: A latch assembly (40) for the top of a pivotal endgate of a dump body includes a pivotal locking lug (48) actuated by a handle (52) which can be positively secured in a closed position. A second embodiment (60) is also disclosed.

Abstract: A truck tailgate key-actuated locking mechanism is provided including a truck with a truck bed and a tailgate. At least one locking arm is pivotally mounted on the tailgate with a first orientation for allowing the opening of the tailgate and a second orientation for precluding the opening of the tailgate. A key assembly is adapted to receive a key. Such key assembly remains in communication with the locking arm for positioning the same in the first orientation upon the rotation of the key in a first direction and further for positioning the same in the second orientation upon the rotation of the key in a second direction.

Abstract: A truck bed cap window lock system is provided including a cap mounted over a truck bed and having a window. Also included is at least one locking assembly having a lock housing coupled to an interior surface of a periphery of the window. Each locking assembly further includes a solenoid mounted to an interior surface of the cap adjacent to the associated window. The transducer has a first orientation for precluding the opening of the corresponding window and a second orientation for allowing the opening of the corresponding window. A control panel is included for selectively transferring the transducer between the first and second orientations thereof.

Abstract: A latch device on a vehicle tailgate having upper and lower doors comprises an open handle assembly for releasing a lower latch assembly from a lower striker, a key cylinder for releasing an upper latch assembly and an upper striker, a coupling mechanism displaceable between a locked position for disabling an opening operation of the handle assembly and an unlocked position for enabling the opening operation of the handle assembly. The upper latch assembly has a latch and a ratchet. The ratchet is displaceable between an engaging position for engaging with the latch located in a door-closed position and an initial position for making contact with the latch located in a door-open position. The coupling mechanism is displaced to the locked position when the ratchet is in the engaging position and displaced to the unlocked position when the ratchet is in the initial position.

Abstract: A tailgate support is provided for a cargo box having a floor, opposite sidewalls and a rear wall with the latter being defined by a tailgate which is mounted for pivoting about a horizontal axis located adjacent the floor, between an upright closed position and a recumbent open position. The tailgate support includes an arm mounted beneath the floor and movable between a stored position wherein the arm is disposed beneath the floor and a support position wherein the arm extends beyond the floor in a direction of horizontal extension of the tailgate as considered when the tailgate is in its open position. The tailgate rests on the arm when the arm is in its support position and the tailgate is in its open position. A latching mechanism is provided to secure the tailgate in its open position. A stop is provided to limit the pivotal movement of the arm beyond its stored and support positions.

Abstract: A relatively inexpensive and reliable latching mechanism for locking or otherwise securing a tailgate to the cargo area of a vehicle or trailer is provided comprised of a latch plate of unitary construction and a locking pin. The latch plate is further comprised of a mounting base having means for attachment to the vehicle or trailer sidewall and an offset projecting lug having a lanced tab for receiving the locking pin. In a preferred embodiment, the mounting base is attached to the vehicle side wall and the lanced tab projects through a complimentary closed slot in the tailgate and receives the locking pin thereby securing the tailgate between the offset, the projecting lug and the lanced tab. The offset projecting lug creates a space between the vehicle side wall and the projecting lug which traps a portion of the tailgate which forms the closed slot therebetween to add additional strength and stability to the attachment.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a latch device for a tailgate of a vehicle having a motorized unit rotatably located on the tailgate along with a manually operated handle. The motorized unit selectively and through mechanical connections rotates either the main open lever to the latch and unlatch the tailgate or the sub open lever to latch or unlatch the window hatch in the tailgate.

Abstract: A device is provided which significantly deters the theft of tailgates from pickup trucks. The shaft member of a typical tailgate hinge mechanism is secured by a rotatable cup within the cup fixed to the tailgate. The open slotted sectors on both cups are aligned to allow passage of the shaft member. After passage of the shaft member, the rotatable cup is moved until the open slotted sectors are out of alignment, preventing movement of the shaft member out of the cups. A wall sector is also provided which attaches to the exterior surface of the rotatable cup after the shaft member has been positioned within. It is closely received by the open slotted sector of the used cup which prevents further rotation of the rotatable cup within the fixed cup.

Abstract: A tailgate assembly for an automotive vehicle has a tailgate for providing access through an opening in the vehicle when in an open position and for blocking access through the opening when in a closed position. A pair of dual function striker pins, one on each side of the opening, provide a striker shoulder for interaction with a tailgate locking mechanism and a cable shoulder for receiving an end of a tailgate retention cable. A separator between the striker shoulder and the cable shoulder prevents the cable from sliding from the cable shoulder onto the striker shoulder.

Abstract: A tailgate for a truck that may be opened about two different axes at the same time is disclosed. A first tailgate portion of the gate rotates about a horizontal axis onto which heavy or long materials may be more readily loaded while a second tailgate portion rotates about a vertical axis for easy access to the forward-most portion of the bed. Additionally, the tailgate addition may include an extended step plate to allow the operator to step into the bed of the truck more readily.

Abstract: A simplified latch for luggage, cases and the like has a tubular bolt with an eccentric cam engaging beneath an over-hanging tab of a base to which the lever plate is connected by a linkage when that tubular cam is rotated by insertion of a key in a key shaft within the tubular bolt and fixed axially with respect to the lever plate.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a tailgate handle assembly including a single actuator lever which is pivotable by a lift handle to pull a pair of rods laterally inwardly to release oppositely disposed tailgate latches. The initial installation steps are simplified with respect to connecting the pair of rods to the handle assembly.

Abstract: A tailgate for a utility hauling vehicle is alternatively held in either a closed position or a supported position by a pair of formed rods which are located at the opposite ends of the tailgate. When the rods are in latched positions, they are slightly flexed so as to create a bias which acts between the rods and the tailgate to maintain a rattle-free connection.

Abstract: A locking device is provided for a pickup truck tailgate having a conventional latching mechanism of the type comprising spring-loaded plungers engaging plunger receivers in the truck body, draw bars connecting the plungers to a scissor-plate latching mechanism the upper ends of the scissor plates being rotated toward each other to release the plungers. The locking device comprises a blocking paddle for removable insertion between the scissor plates of the latching mechanism, the blocking paddle being rotatably mounted on a spindle with attached spring means normally orienting the blocking paddle away from the scissor plates, the blocking paddle and spindle being attached by mounting members to the tailgate body. The locking device further comprises a lock attached to the tailgate body having a lock cylinder, the lock cylinder being beveled at the end opposite the lock key insert.

Abstract: A remote control latch assembly includes a fork-bolt and detent style latch carried on the moveable deck lid of a vehicle. A key actuator is spaced from the latch and receives a standard key for unlatching the deck lid from a covered position over the trunk compartment. The key actuator includes a frame attached directly to the moveable deck lid, and a rotor supported in the frame and turned by the key. An involute track is formed in the frame having the rotor as its theoretical base cylinder. A core element operatively extends between the rotor and the latch. A conduit guidably surrounds the core element and includes a flange adjacent a terminal end portion thereof slideably received in the involute track. The angular orientation of the conduit is adjusted relative to the key actuator frame without relative lengthwise movement between the core element and the conduit by sliding the flange in the involute track.

Abstract: A single T-handle latching mechanism including a center T-handle, a rotor assembly, a right and left swivel connector, a right and left rod rotator, a right and left lock rod with rotator engagement and a latching contoured end, and a right and left engagement latch plate. An approximately 90 degree rotation of the T-handle will extend the lock rods out to the right and left. With this mechanism, the lock rods also rotate about their axis approximately 180 degrees, with the contoured rod end pulling a door closed as its extension proceeds and, finally, at full extension latching the door securely closed in an engagement latch plate against its frame and sealing, not only in its longitudinal axis, but also in its frontal and horizontal axis.

Abstract: Methods and devices for locking the door or flap of a typical pick-up shell closed from the interior of the shell employ a substantially rigid member which is selectively secured to moving parts of the existing latch mechanism to prohibit such moving parts from moving and, to, thereby, selectively prohibit the latch mechanism from unlatching or unlocking the door or flap of the shell. In order to lock the shell door or flap, the substantially rigid member is abutted against and secured to moving parts of the latch mechanism from the interior of the shell. In this manner, a person inside of the shell and pick-up bed may secure the flap or door in a closed position and prohibit the flap or door from being opened by prohibiting movement of the moving parts of the latch mechanism.

Abstract: A latching assembly for the partition gate of livestock trailers allows for the partition gate to be opened from inside the trailer as well as outside the trailer. The outside opening device includes a handle in communication with a latch plate pivotally mounted inside the trailer and which is constantly biased toward a normal lock position adapted to block or retain the swinging edge member of the gate when in a closed position. By pulling on the handle, the plate is displaced toward the trailer wall, against the action of the biasing device, and allows the gate to swing open. An internal handle is rotatably pivotable about its mount on the gate so that when pulled downwardly, causes the latch plate which to be outwardly displaced, out of the way of the gate to allow the gate to swing open.

Abstract: The rear horizontal gate or tailgate of a truck is locked in a vertical or horizontal position by a pivoting horizontal bar. Fingers extend fixedly outward from the rear of the bed of a truck. The bar hinges are slit so that in the horizontal position they swing down over and grasp the fingers, holding the tailgate in a locked downward position. The tailgate is placed into an upward position by swinging the bar outward, freeing it from the fingers and raising the gate vertically. The weight of the horizontal bar swings down and the bar latches against the upper surface of the support fingers, holding the tailgate in a locked upward position. The tailgate thus can be locked in one of the two positions, up or down, while the truck is in motion without requiring the use of lock pins, simply by manipulation of the weighted horizontal bar and hinge member.

Abstract: A lock device of a door for a cargo room of a wagon type vehicle includes a main lock member disposed at the upper edge of a lower door and having a latch and a ratchet for preventing the reverse rotation of the latch; a main striker disposed at the lower edge of the upper door and engaging with the main lock member; side lock members disposed on both right and left sides of the lower side door; two side strikers engaging with the side lock members; a key operation member disposed on the outer surface of the lower door and releasing the engagement between the main lock member and the main striker; and a door opening handle disposed on the outer surface of the lower door and releasing the engagement between the side lock members and the side strikers.

Abstract: A locking device is provided for a removable tailgate on a conventional pickup truck. The tailgate assembly is supported by a pair of hinges located at the bottom of the tailgate for opening movement about a horizontal axis, one of the hinges comprising an elongated pin member and receiver cup, the pin member extending from the truck body into the receiver cup located in the tailgate. An opening is provided in the side wall of the receiver cup to allow the pin member and consequently the tailgate to be removed when the opening is aligned with the narrow axis of the pin member. A cylinder lock and lock bolt is attached to the tailgate, the lock bolt extending through the end wall of the receiver cup.

Abstract: A tiltable truck body is specially adapted for loading, transport, and unloading of recyclable waste materials. Plural interior waste compartments are separated by independently controlled inner doors. Side mounted buckets mounted on roller tracks and connected to a hydraulic drive assembly by hinged lift arms permit separable curbside loading and dumping of waste material in confined areas.

Abstract: A latch for a camper shell door in which the inside pull is operable to unlatch or latch the door whether or not the latch is locked from the outside, thereby giving the occupants of the shell the security of a locked environment, and the safety of ready unlatching from within.

Abstract: A bracing bar comprises a solid bar telescopically inserted in a tube and anchored by a lock screw to set the length of the bracing bar. One end of the bracing bar has a coil spring and a male locking member secured thereto which can be connected to a first half of a trunk lock and the other end has a female locking member which can be connected to a second half of a trunk lock.

Abstract: Lock-up structure for applying a thin flexible press roll to a generally semi-cylindrical saddle comprising means for fixing one end of a printing plate to one straight edge of the saddle, and a bar at the other straight edge of the saddle. The bar includes means for affixing the opposite edge of the printing plate thereto. Toggle means are provided for swinging the bar into position adjacent the other straight edge of the saddle while applying a predetermined tension to the printing plate.