Vertical cargo box extender for compact pickup trucks and similar vehicles
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1. A vehicle bed assembly, comprising:
- a vehicle bed having a floor and first and second side walls, wherein the first and second side walls include a top portion with a cavity;
at least one compartment disposed below the floor of the vehicle bed; and
first and second rails extendably received in the cavity of each of the first and second side walls, wherein the first and second rails are mounted in vertical tracks that provide for linear translation of the first and second rails between an extended position and a retracted position.
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A vehicle bed assembly includes a vehicle bed having a floor and first and second side walls, wherein the first and second side walls include a top portion with a cavity. At least one compartment is disposed below the floor of the vehicle bed. First and second rails are extendably received in the cavity of each of the first and second side walls, wherein the first and second rails are mounted in vertical tracks that provide for linear translation of the first and second rails between an extended position and a retracted position.
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1. A vehicle bed assembly, comprising:
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a vehicle bed having a floor and first and second side walls, wherein the first and second side walls include a top portion with a cavity; at least one compartment disposed below the floor of the vehicle bed; and first and second rails extendably received in the cavity of each of the first and second side walls, wherein the first and second rails are mounted in vertical tracks that provide for linear translation of the first and second rails between an extended position and a retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle bed assembly, comprising:
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a vehicle bed having a floor and first and second side walls, wherein the first and second side walls include a top side; a first rail moveably connected with the first side wall; and a second rail moveably connected with the second side wall, the first and second rails being operable between a raised position wherein a distal portion of the first and second rails extends above the top side, and a lowered position wherein the distal portion of the first and second rails does not extend above the top side. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle bed assembly, comprising:
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a vehicle bed having a floor and first and second side walls, wherein the first and second side walls include a top side; a first rail rotatably connected with a first pivot device adjacent the first side wall; and a second rail rotatably connected with a second pivot device adjacent the second side wall, the first and second rails being operable between a raised position wherein a distal portion of the first rail is rotated above the top side of the first side wall and a distal portion of the second rail is rotated above the top side of the second side wall, and a lowered position wherein the distal portion of the first rail is rotated below the top side of the first side wall and the distal portion of the second rail is rotated below the top side of the second side wall. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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