Truck bed extender
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1. A foldable truck bed extender apparatus comprising:
- a pair of rectangular side panel elements having apertured connecting lugs on one vertical outer edge and an apertured latch plate extending from an opposite vertical inner edge;
a rectangular tailgate element having lug receiving recesses on both vertical sides between a plurality of spaced connecting lugs, and a plurality of spaced apertured lugs on a horizontal side;
a rectangular platform element, commensurate in area to an existing tailgate of a truck bed, having a plurality of spaced apertured lugs for connection to the tailgate element;
right-angled brackets extending along and attached to opposite sides of said platform element, each of said brackets having a spring element for retaining said tailgate element against the platform element when the truck bed extender is folded for storage; and
two short rods for removably connecting the pair of side panel elements to the tailgate element, and a long rod for removably connecting the tailgate element to the platform element to form the truck bed extender.
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Abstract
A truck bed extender apparatus for increasing the load capacity of a pickup truck comprising four hinged basic elements including a pair of side panels, a tailgate and a platform that is secured to the tailgate of the truck. The side panels are removably secured to the inside surfaces of the truck bed walls by a key latch mechanism. The assembly can be folded by folding the side panels inward and rotating the assembly 270° down for loading or unloading the truck bed.
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10 Claims
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1. A foldable truck bed extender apparatus comprising:
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a pair of rectangular side panel elements having apertured connecting lugs on one vertical outer edge and an apertured latch plate extending from an opposite vertical inner edge;
a rectangular tailgate element having lug receiving recesses on both vertical sides between a plurality of spaced connecting lugs, and a plurality of spaced apertured lugs on a horizontal side;
a rectangular platform element, commensurate in area to an existing tailgate of a truck bed, having a plurality of spaced apertured lugs for connection to the tailgate element;
right-angled brackets extending along and attached to opposite sides of said platform element, each of said brackets having a spring element for retaining said tailgate element against the platform element when the truck bed extender is folded for storage; and
two short rods for removably connecting the pair of side panel elements to the tailgate element, and a long rod for removably connecting the tailgate element to the platform element to form the truck bed extender. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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