Pull-out load platform for truck cargo beds

A load platform for use with the cargo bed of a vehicle, the platform comprising:

• an adjustable frame, the frame having engagement members that are arranged and configured to operatively engage the frame with the containment walls around a cargo bed of a vehicle in a non-invasive manner;
• and,
• a deck, with the deck operatively engaged by the frame for movement relative thereto.

A load platform in combination with a vehicle having a cargo bed with containment side walls, the load platform comprising:

• an adjustable frame, the frame having engagement members that are arranged and configured to operatively engage the frame with the containment side walls of the vehicle in a non-invasive manner;
• a deck, with the deck supported by the frame and movable with respect thereto between transport and access positions;
• wherein the deck may be shifted from a transport position within a cargo bed area of a truck to an access position partially projecting out of a cargo bed area of a truck, and with the engagement of the frame with the vehicle containment side walls preventing the tipping of the load platform when the deck is moved to its access position.