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VEHICLE CARGO BED EXTENDER

  • US 20080284190A1
  • Filed: 08/01/2008
  • Published: 11/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1996
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle bed extender for use with a vehicle having an open storage bed having a rear end, a first upstanding side panel to one side of said bed having an inner side having a lower end and an upper end, a second upstanding side panel to an opposite side of said bed having an inner side, a tailgate, a first mounting station on said vehicle defining a first station surface, a second mounting station on said vehicle defining a second station surface, said extender comprising:

  • a first side wall;

    a second side wall;

    a connecting wall extending between said first side wall and said second side wall, said first side wall, said second side wall, and said connecting wall defining a generally U-shaped frame, said frame comprising a first cross beam, a second cross beam and a vertical strut connecting said first crossbeam and said second crossbeam;

    a first mount on said first side wall comprising a first interlocking member defining a first mount surface;

    a second mount on said second side wall comprising a second interlocking member defining a second mount surface; and

    wherein said first station surface and said first mount surface, and said second station surface and said second mount surface cooperate to secure said extender to said vehicle so that said extender is in an upright position over said tailgate rearward of said rear of said bed with said bed extender providing an opening from above, and wherein one of said first station surface and said first mount surface defines a first opening through which the other of said first station surface and said first mount surface can be withdrawn to disengage said extender from said vehicle and one of said second station surface and said second mount surface defines a second opening through which the other of said second station surface and said second mount surface can be withdrawn to disengage said extender from said vehicle, wherein when said first side wall and said second side wall are disengaged from said vehicle, said extender is disengaged from said vehicle.

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