Universal truck bed extender
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1. A truck bed extender comprising:
- a pair of mounting brackets suitable for attaching to a tail gate, the mounting bracket including guides;
a rear member pivotally coupled to the tail gate, wherein the rear member has a first open position wherein the rear member is approximately orthogonal to the tail gate and a first folded position wherein the rear member is folded against the tail gate;
a pair of side members including latches and having a second open position wherein the side members are approximately orthogonal to the rear member,wherein the side members secure to the mounting brackets through the cooperation of the latches with the guides to hold the side members in the second open position and the side members cooperate with the rear member to hold the rear member in the first open position.
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Abstract
A truck bed extender is attached to a tail gate by mounting brackets. The mounting brackets attach to the tail gate only, and require absolutely no alterations to the truck bed. The truck bed extender may be easily removed by removing two pins or may be folded against the tail gate for minimum intrusion into the truck bed when the tail gate is closed. A telescoping back section may be adjusted for various truck bed widths. Corners of the truck bed extender are squared off to maximize use of the extended truck bed.
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1. A truck bed extender comprising:
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a pair of mounting brackets suitable for attaching to a tail gate, the mounting bracket including guides; a rear member pivotally coupled to the tail gate, wherein the rear member has a first open position wherein the rear member is approximately orthogonal to the tail gate and a first folded position wherein the rear member is folded against the tail gate; a pair of side members including latches and having a second open position wherein the side members are approximately orthogonal to the rear member, wherein the side members secure to the mounting brackets through the cooperation of the latches with the guides to hold the side members in the second open position and the side members cooperate with the rear member to hold the rear member in the first open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A truck bed extender comprising:
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a pair of mounting brackets including guides; a rear member pivotally coupled to a tail gate, wherein the rear member has a first open position and a first folded position; a pair of side members including latches and pivotally coupled to the rear member and having a second open position and a second folded position, wherein the side members secure to the mounting brackets through the cooperation of the latches with the guides to hold the side members in the second open position, and the side members engage the rear member to hold the side members in the second folded position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for mounting and using a truck bed extender, the method comprising:
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attaching mounting brackets to a tail gate, the mounting brackets including guides; attaching the truck bed extender to the tail gate, wherein the truck bed extender includes a rear member and side members including latches; rotating the rear member to a first open position substantially orthogonal to the tail gate; rotating the side members to a second open position substantially orthogonal to the rear member; and securing the side members to the mounting brackets through the cooperation of the latches with the guides to hold the side members in the second open position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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