US Patent Issued on Oct. 21 for "Multifunctional tailgate door and cargo load system and multidirectional bumper apparatus with adaptable tow hitch receiver" (Washington Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,887, issued on Oct. 21.

"Multifunctional tailgate door and cargo load system and multidirectional bumper apparatus with adaptable tow hitch receiver" was invented by Robert Kaindl (Redmond, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to a multifunctional tailgate door and cargo load system that includes a multidirectional bumper apparatus with adaptable tow hitch receiver. The multifunctional tailgate door is adjacent to a cargo bed area having a rail system attached to the multifunctional tailgate door. The rail system having a linear actuator includes a rotary actuator hinge that enables the multifunctio...