VEHICLE CARGO TAILGATE ENCLOSURE
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Abstract
An improved vehicle cargo tailgate enclosure particularly adapted for ease of installation and removal. The tailgate enclosure comprises two side walls and a rear wall. The rear wall is configured to slope upwardly and rearwardly to provide additional storage space to a cargo bed of a vehicle. The cargo tailgate enclosure further comprises tubular members which comprise a non-circular cross section which provide exceptional strength a structural stability to the cargo tailgate enclosure. The cargo tailgate enclosure further comprises a plurality of upright members. Some of the upright members are configured to attach the cargo tailgate enclosure to a vehicle and to cap the tubular members. Other upright members are configured to support the tailgate enclosure against the surface cargo bed or a tailgate of a vehicle.
18 Citations
32 Claims
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15. A vehicle tailgate enclosure for use with a vehicle having an open storage bed having a rear end, a first upstanding side panel on one side of said bed, a second upstanding side panel on an opposite side of said bed, and a tailgate movable between an open position and a closed position, said tailgate enclosure mountable in a first position when said tailgate is in said open position in which said tailgate enclosure comprises:
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a first side wall coupled to the first side panel; a second side wall coupled to the second side panel; and a connecting wall which connects said first side wall and said second side wall, a bottom portion of said connecting wall positioned above said tailgate and a top portion of said connecting wall positioned rearward of a rear end of said tailgate in said open position, said connecting wall above said tailgate extending from the bottom portion to the top portion at an angle of between about 10 and about 50 degrees from vertical. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A vehicle bed extender for use with a vehicle having an open storage bed having a rear end, a first upstanding side body panel on one side of the bed, a second upstanding side body panel on an opposite side of the bed, and a tailgate at the rearmost portion of the rear end of the bed, the vehicle bed extender comprising:
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a first side wall rotatably connected to the first side body panel; a second side wall rotatably connected to the second side body panel; and a connecting wall extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, the connecting wall being sloped at an angle and extending from a bottom portion of the connecting wall positioned over the tailgate when the tailgate is in an open position to a top portion of the connecting wall that is located rearward of a rear end of the tailgate when the vehicle bed extender is in a position generally over the tailgate rearward of the rear end of the bed. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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Specification