FIG. 1 illustrates a top view of the tailgate food preparation structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 illustrates a top perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 illustrates a top perspective view thereof showing detail of the drainage handle and utensil retainers;
FIG. 4 illustrates a top perspective horizontal sectional view thereof showing detail of the drainage handle and utensil retainers;
FIG. 5 illustrates a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 6 illustrates a bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 7 illustrates a bottom perspective view thereof showing detail of the drainage handle and utensil retainers;
FIG. 8 illustrates a bottom perspective vertical sectional view thereof showing detail of the drainage handle and utensil retainers;
FIG. 9 illustrates a top view of an alternate preferred exemplary invention design incorporating hinged assembly;
FIG. 10 illustrates a top perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;
FIG. 11 illustrates a top perspective detail view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;
FIG. 12 illustrates a top perspective detail view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;
FIG. 13 illustrates a bottom view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;
FIG. 14 illustrates a bottom perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;
FIG. 15 illustrates a bottom perspective detail view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;
FIG. 16 illustrates a bottom perspective detail view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;
FIG. 17 illustrates a perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly viewed as slightly folded in a first state;
FIG. 18 illustrates a perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly viewed as slightly folded in a second state;
FIG. 19 illustrates a perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly viewed as folded in a third state;
FIG. 20 illustrates a perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly viewed as folded in a fourth state;
FIG. 21 illustrates a top perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly mated to a tailgate and retained by tailgate support cables;
FIG. 22 illustrates a top detail perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly mated to a tailgate and retained by tailgate support cables;
FIG. 23 illustrates a bottom perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly mated to a tailgate and retained by tailgate support cables; and,
FIG. 24 illustrates a bottom detail perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly mated to a tailgate and retained by tailgate support cables.
The tailgate and tailgate support cables in the views are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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