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Structure for extending bed of pickup truck

  • US 6,719,345 B2
  • Filed: 12/23/2002
  • Issued: 04/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A structure for extending a bed of a pickup truckincluding a floor, a pair of side walls extending longitudinally along both edge sides of the floor, and a tailgate configured to be lowered in succession to a rear end of the floor and approximate level with the rear end by tilting the tailgate, comprising:

  • the structure being provided on a first upper side of the tailgate to extend the bed rearwardly when the tailgate is lowered by rotation in a rear direction of the truck; and

    the structure being provided on a second upper side of the floor to be housed in the bed when the tailgate is rotated in a forward direction of the truck;

    wherein the sidewalls include a wheelhouse with a receiving fitting on the rear portion of the wheelhouse, and wherein fixing means is provided on the structure for fixing the structure arranged on the second upper side of the floor onto the bed and is capable of being fixed to the receiving fitting on the rear portion of the wheelhouse when the tailgate is rotated in a forward direction of the truck.

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