Patent · US Expired

Pick-up truck bed extending device

US6045172A · kind A · utility

35Cited by
5References
4Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 21, 1998
Grant dateApr 4, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D33/0273
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A new pick-up truck bed extending device for enabling extended loads to be safely and securely hauled. The inventive device includes a cover member secured to a tailgate of a pick-up truck. An extension panel is slidably received within the open outer end of the cover member. A first pair of elongated braces are pivotally coupled with the extension panel. Free ends of the braces have an aperture therethrough. A second pair of elongated braces are pivotally coupled with opposing interior walls of the pick-up inwardly of the tailgate. Free ends of the braces have an aperture therethrough for aligning with the apertures of the first pair of elongated braces for receiving fasteners when the extension panel is in a fully extended orientation.

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