Vehicle bed extender unit with protective top cover sheet
US6609743B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D33/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cover and extender unit for the bed of a motor vehicle bounded by a forward wall, opposing side walls and a pivoted rear tailgate comprising a pivoting frame having opposing and laterally spaced sides that in a stowed position lie along the opposing interior surfaces of the side walls of the vehicle bed. Additionally, the frame has a transversely extending closure panel operatively interconnected between the sides at predetermined points adjacent to the forward ends thereof so that it may be used as a swingable tailgate when the unit is in an extended position. The frame has a flexible, sheet—like top cover that rolls up on a cylindrical spring powered roller operatively mounted in cover housing. The cover unrolls on frame deployment to shelter the truck bed. The frame is mounted by side pivot construction for limited pivotal movement relative to the side walls of the bed near the aft ends thereof allowing it to be turned 180 degrees rearward as a unit from the stowed to an extended bed cover position terminating at a point proximate to the extremity of the lowered tailgate. The frame and its cover can be readily returned to the stored position by turning the unit forward 1…
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