Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Variable capacity of body
Patent
1998-05-15
1999-08-24
Hoge, Gary C.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Variable capacity of body
B62D 3302
Patent
active
059415886
ABSTRACT:
A tailgate extend-a-bed kit which provides three vertically upright planar members which enclose the free edges of the tailgate to extend the cargo bed of a pick-up truck when the tailgate is horizontal. One of the planar members has a height substantially the height of the tailgate and a width substantially the width of the tailgate. Moreover, the one planar member is slidably coupled in vertically upright channel guide members. Thereby, the one planar member can be slidably removed to open the extended cargo bed. The two other planar members having the same relative height as the tailgate are pivotally coupled to a respective vertically upright channel guide member such that a respective one of the two other planar members is pivotally aligned with a respective side edge of the tailgate and perpendicular to the one planar member. The pivotal coupling of the two other planar members allows the two other planar members to pivot to a position substantially parallel to the one planar member.
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Breaux Joseph N.
Hoge Gary C.
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