Integrated extended bed assembly for vehicle

An integrated extended bed assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

• a bed assembly mounted at a rear of the vehicle;
• a bed extension slidably fitted into the bed assembly, wherein the bed extension is extendable rearward of the bed assembly in a linear motion;
• and
• sliding members mounted to the bed assembly and the bed extension to support the bed extension in an extended position,
• wherein the sliding members include:
• at least one guide secured to a bottom of the bed assembly;
• and
• at least one support member inserted into the guide and configured to slide rearward beyond the bed assembly to support the bed extension in the extended position,
• wherein a distal end of the support member is coupled to a bottom of the bed extension to move rearward with a sliding movement of the bed extension,
• wherein the support member is fixed in variable positions along the guide to fix the bed extension at one of the variable positions,
• wherein the support member is released from and fixed to the guide by actuation of a release handle, and
• wherein the release handle is spring loaded and the bed extension is fixed at one of the variable positions when a protrusion on the release handle is fitted into one of multiple apertures formed in the support member and aligned with an aperture formed in the guide.