US 7,614,679 B1
Tailgate door assist
Glenn Johnson, 36 Village Rd., Beach Lake, Pa. 18405 (US); Justin M. Pallay, Box 46 Woodledge City, Woodledge City, Pa. 18426 (US); and John Pallay, Box 92 Woodledge, Woodledge, N.J. 14828 (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/646,944.
Int. Cl. B60P 33/03 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 296—57.1  [296/50] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for assisting the raising and lowering of a tailgate door pivotally attached to a bed of a tailgate cart, comprising: a dual spring system of tension and compression springs, supported by a frame of said tailgate cart, said dual spring system including two springs connected in tandem via a cable that is supported for movement about an intermediately placed pulley; and means for attaching said first spring to said tailgate door via a ball race.