Vehicle cargo tailgate enclosure
AssigneeLund Motion Products, Inc.
InventorAnthony Smith
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Abstract
An improved vehicle cargo tailgate enclosure particularly adapted for ease of installation and removal. The tailgate enclosure comprises two side walls and a rear wall. The rear wall is configured to slope upwardly and rearwardly to provide additional storage space to a cargo bed of a vehicle. The cargo tailgate enclosure further comprises tubular members which comprise a non-circular cross section which provide exceptional strength a structural stability to the cargo tailgate enclosure. The cargo tailgate enclosure further comprises a plurality of upright members. Some of the upright members are configured to attach the cargo tailgate enclosure to a vehicle and to cap the tubular members. Other upright members are configured to support the tailgate enclosure against the surface cargo bed or a tailgate of a vehicle.
Claims20
A vehicle tailgate enclosure for use with a vehicle storage bed including a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, a cargo bed, and a tailgate, the vehicle tailgate enclosure comprising:
- a plurality of cross members configured to extend from the first sidewall to the second sidewall, each cross member vertically spaced apart from an adjacent cross member, each cross member comprising:
- a first side section having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first side section having at least one bend transition between the first and second ends;
- a central section having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
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- a second side section having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the second side section having at least one bend transition between the first and second ends;
- a first end upright configured accept the first end of the first side section of each of the plurality of cross members, the first end upright configured to secure the vehicle tailgate enclosure to a portion of the first sidewall of the vehicle storage bed;
- a second end upright configured accept the first end of the second side section of each of the plurality of cross members, the second end upright configured to secure the vehicle tailgate enclosure to a portion of the second sidewall of the vehicle storage bed;
- a pair of center uprights, each of the pair of center uprights comprising a plurality of vertically spaced channels extending fully through the center uprights, each of the plurality of channels defining a stepped hole configured to receive and retain one of the second end of the first side section or the second end of the second side section and one of the ends of the central section.
A vehicle tailgate enclosure for use with a vehicle storage bed including a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, a cargo bed, and a tailgate, the vehicle tailgate enclosure comprising:
- a plurality of cross members configured to extend from the first sidewall to the second sidewall, each cross member vertically spaced apart from an adjacent cross member, each cross member comprising:
- a first side section having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a central section having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
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- a second side section having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a pair of end uprights configured to secure the vehicle tailgate enclosure to the sidewalls of the vehicle storage bed, each of the pair of end uprights configured to accept one of the first ends of the first and second side sections;
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- a pair of center uprights, each center upright comprising a plurality of channels, each of the plurality of channels defining a stepped hole configured to receive and retain a portion of the central section and a portion of one of the first side section and the second side section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.