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Vehicle bed extender

  • US 10,457,337 B2
  • Filed: 11/17/2017
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle bed extender for use with a vehicle having a storage bed having a front end, a rear end, a first side panel defining one side of said bed, a second side panel defining an opposite side of said bed, a bottom surface, and a tailgate at a rear end, said vehicle bed extender comprising:

  • a plurality of wall portions located in different vertical planes, each of the plurality of wall portions comprising;

    a first side wall tube comprising a first portion configured to be positioned adjacent the first side panel of the storage bed and a second portion extending from the first portion at a first bend, the second portion angled with respect to the first portion;

    a connecting wall tube non-integral with the first side wall tube, the connecting wall comprising a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a middle portion between the first and second end portions, the first end portion extending from the middle portion at a second bend, the second end portion extending from the middle portion at a third bend, wherein the first end portion of the connecting wall tube is configured to connect to the second portion of the first side wall tube in a first telescoping arrangement; and

    a second side wall tube non-integral with the connecting wall tube, the second side wall tube comprising a first portion configured to be positioned adjacent the second side panel of the storage bed and a second portion extending from the first portion at a fourth bend, the second portion angled with respect to the first portion, wherein the second portion of the second side wall tube is configured to connect to the second end portion of the connecting wall tube in a second telescoping arrangement;

    a first strut configured to hold the plurality of wall portions, the first strut attached to the plurality of wall portions between the first bend of the first side wall tube and the second bend of the connecting wall tube of each of the plurality of wall portions; and

    a second strut configured to hold the plurality of wall portions, the second strut attached to the plurality of wall portions between the third bend of the connecting wall and the fourth bend of the second side wall tube of each of the plurality of wall portions.

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