US 7,320,572 B2 | ||
Cargo unloading apparatus and method | ||
Fred P. Smith, 228 S. Scenic Dr., Alpine, Utah 84004 (US) | ||
Filed on Jan. 20, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/760,648. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/441490, filed on Jan. 21, 2003. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0178671 A1, Sep. 16, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. B60P 1/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 414—527 [414/437; 414/813] | 8 Claims |
1. An assembly comprising:
a vehicle comprising
at least one wheel supporting at least a portion of the weight of the vehicle on a supporting surface, and
a cargo area having a length, a width, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a tailgate defining the second
end, the tailgate having a left side and a right side;
a flexible member having a first portion extending to substantially completely cover the cargo area and a second portion connecting
to the first portion proximate the second end to extend therefrom to pass around the second end of the cargo area to be captured
between the at least one wheel and the supporting surface; and
a friction-reducing member positioned proximate the second end to extend beyond the left side and the right side of the tailgate.
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