Ford patents trisected tailgate, takes aim at GM and Ram

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Ford's new tailgate design features 3 sections, with the middle serving as a side-hinged door.

works in a similar manner, but with a two-part split, and the door off to one side.

Ford F-Series trucks currently offer a fold-out step to allow easier access to the bed, but this switches things up a bit. Patent images show a step housed behind the tailgate, just above the hitch receiver. Two step designs are also integrated with the tailgate itself.The patent filing also calls for electronic operation by means of dash-mounted buttons, or possibly the key fob.

As with all automotive patent filings, there is no indication that Ford will offer the trisected tailgate in showrooms. But it would give Ford an answer to Ram's Multifunction Tailgate, theFor now, the F-150 does offer a built in ruler and storage spaces aimed at making its tailgate more useful as a workspace.

 

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