Pickup truck bed extender apparatus
US6598922B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60P3/40
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rack apparatus for improving the cargo carrying capacity of a pickup truck. The truck has a cab portion, a bed portion defined by a floor surface, a pair of sidewalls and a forward wall. The rack apparatus comprises a U-shaped frame having a pair of parallel side arms with a first and a second end, a cross bar attached to the first end of the arms, the U-shaped frame movable to and from a stowed-away position at a front end of the bed to a rearward position; the arms attached to the side walls of the pickup truck.
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