Kia And Hyundai Have Plans For A Sliding Tailgate?

This patent clearly states and talks about a sliding tailgate affixed to the rear of a vehicle. According to this patent, the door can slide up on rails that run along the roof. So what's the biggest advantage? The advantage is that this door just not only slips up on rails that run along the roof but it does not even jut out above the roofline when open. It's just a stylish and useful thing. Each one is looking forward to this. Why is this so useful? It is very useful because this makes it easy to open the door in garages with low ceilings and the biggest thing is that the person does not need to step back when the door swings open. It's simply fascinating and amazing. Hyundai and Kia say that Tailgates are a fixture on all SUVs and trucks which are strangely becoming very popular these days. So generally this is a new innovative idea for the tailgate.

So what do we know as a tailgate? It is the rearmost part of a pick-up truck or SUV that opens downwards and gives access to the cargo areas of the vehicle. But a tailgate can also be a term for a casual party generally involving finger food and adult beverages consumed before or after a sporting event. So another term for tailgating occurs in the parking lot of a said sporting event. Kia and Hyundai are recently known to have filed a patent application with the United States patent and trademark Office for a sliding tailgate for SUVs. The tailgate in cars first was spotted by New Nissan Z forum users and the application describes tailgate mounted on tracks which is nothing like minivan's sliding doors. It is way different and advanced. Hence, to give detailed information about the tailgate is that the main benefit of this design appears to be space efficiency. The biggest advantage of the sliding doors or the tailgate will be that it will make it easier to use in garages. And the biggest thing is that people aren't required to stand back while opening or closing the door. The idea is amazing and both the brands are working on it and they have already planned it all thoroughly. As it is such an advanced feature, as it has advantages, it even has difficulty to package. Tailgate doesn't happen one day, it takes time and many enhanced and skilled people but both the brands have that sorted.

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Kia and Hyundai are planning to add a sliding tailgate to a production vehicle which will make things much easier. From the recent patent, they have some novel tailgate ideas for pickup trucks. It is even said that Fort filed a patent application for a trisected tailgate and even Rivian filed an application for telescoping and folding tailgates and even integrated tailgate step. But both Kia and Hyundai have filed patents for sliding tailgates and this feature will make everyone's job so much easier.