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Extension apparatus for a vehicle cargo area

  • US 5,765,892 A
  • Filed: 10/05/1995
  • Issued: 06/16/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. For use with a vehicle having a cargo-bed area with opposing first and second side walls, and a tailgate movable between a vertical orientation and a horizontal orientation, an extension apparatus, comprising:

  • a rear panel pivotally couplable to said tailgate to pivot said rear panel between a side-board configuration and a cargo-bed extension configuration, said rear panel having opposing first and second ends;

    a first side panel pivotally coupled to said rear panel adjacent said first end;

    a second side panel pivotally coupled to said rear panel adjacent said second end;

    a side panel receiver securable to a selected one of said first or second side walls of said cargo-bed area to receive a portion of said selected one of said first or second side panels therein, said side panel including a releasable lock mechanism associated with said side panel receiver to lock said extension apparatus in said side-board configuration, said extension apparatus configured to expand said cargo-bed area in a vertical direction when said rear panel is pivoted to said side-board configuration and to expand said cargo-bed area in a horizontal direction when said rear panel is pivoted to said cargo-bed extension configuration; and

    a tailgate side panel receiver securable to said tailgate to receive a portion of a selected one of said first or second side panels therein when said extension apparatus is in said cargo-bed extension configuration.

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