Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Variable capacity of body
Patent
1995-12-12
1997-08-19
Pike, Andrew C.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Variable capacity of body
296 571, 224402, 224521, 224526, B60R 1100
Patent
active
056580339
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for extending a pickup truck bed includes a removable frame that can be connected to the pickup truck bumper or its hitch receiver. The frame includes a longitudinal beam that extends away from the truck bed during use, forming a connection with the receiver. A transverse beam is structurally attached to the distal end of the longitudinal beam and extends about the width of the pickup truck bed. Left and right side wall extension members are mounted respectively on opposite sides of the transverse beams, each side wall extension member being rectangular and having front and rear vertical edges and a lower edge that conforms to the plane of the bed. The frame provides an open area that allows the pickup truck tailgate to be lowered to define an extension of the load carrying surface of the bed. An auxiliary tailgate is pivotally attached to the transverse beam and is movable between open and closed positions. In the closed position, the auxiliary tailgate and the left and right side wall extension members form an enclosure about the lowered tailgate and thus an overall enclosure about the rear end portion of any load being carried.
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