Fold out bed extender
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1. A fold out bed extender for a motor vehicle having a bed defined by a pair of sidewalls and a tailgate, the bed extender comprising:
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a first set and second set of swing panels articulable from a stowed position to an operable position, each set of swing panels having a leading panel, a trailing panel and a hinge pivotally interconnecting said leading panel and said trailing panel;
each leading panel adapted for pivotal attachment to the motor vehicle, each trailing panel being detachably coupled to said rear panel when said first and second sets of swing panels are in said operable position.
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A fold out bed extender for a motor vehicle includes a rear panel, a first set of swing panels and a second set of swing panels articulable from a stowed position to an operable position. Each set of swing panels preferably has a leading panel, a trailing panel and a hinge pivotally interconnecting the leading panel and trailing panels. Each leading panel is adapted to be pivotally attached to the bed of the vehicle and each trailing panel is detachably coupled to the rear panel when the first and second sets of swing panels are in the operable position.
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12 Claims
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1. A fold out bed extender for a motor vehicle having a bed defined by a pair of sidewalls and a tailgate, the bed extender comprising:
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a rear panel; a first set and second set of swing panels articulable from a stowed position to an operable position, each set of swing panels having a leading panel, a trailing panel and a hinge pivotally interconnecting said leading panel and said trailing panel; each leading panel adapted for pivotal attachment to the motor vehicle, each trailing panel being detachably coupled to said rear panel when said first and second sets of swing panels are in said operable position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A fold out bed extender in combination with a vehicle having first and second spaced apart sidewalls, a bed and a tailgate articulable from an open position to a closed position, the tailgate having an inner surface substantially parallel to the bed when the tailgate is in the open position, the bed extender comprising:
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a rear panel rotatably coupled to the inner surface of the tailgate; and a pair of swing panel sets, each set rotatably coupled to an associated one of the first and second sidewalls and releasably attachable to said rear panel when said tailgate is in said open position and said rear panel upwardly extends from said tailgate. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A pick-up truck comprising:
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a body defining a bed, the body including first and second laterally spaced apart sidewalls and a tailgate; and a fold out bed extender for increasing a volumetric capacity of the bed, the fold out bed extender including a rear panel and first and second side panels, said rear panel pivotally attached to a free end of said tailgate, said first and second side panels pivotally attached to said first and second sidewalls, respectively; said fold out bed extender operative in a stored position in which said first and second side panels are flush against said first and second sidewalls, respectively, and said rear panel is flush against said tailgate, and further operative in an operative mode when said tailgate is horizontally oriented in which said rear panel upwardly extends from said tailgate, said first and second side panels rearwardly extend from said first and second sidewalls, respectively, said first and second side panels releasably attached to said rear panel.
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