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US 2006/0065687 A1Published application
Cargo carriage for a pickup truck
OwnerLeon Reedinventor
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Abstract
A cargo carrier assembly for use with a pickup truck or other cargo-carrying vehicle includes a movable tray for the bed of the pickup truck. The carriage includes wheels to roll along the bed between a storage/transit position within the bed when the tailgate is up or down, and an access/loading position on top of the tailgate when the tailgate is down. Also, there are retainer assemblies for retaining the tray in the stored position, as well as in the access position.
Claims20
A carriage for retaining cargo in a bed of a vehicle with a tailgate, comprising:
- a tray adapted for retaining the cargo therein;
- a plurality of wheels mounted to the tray and adapted for permitting the carriage to roll along the bed between a stored position within the bed when the tailgate is up and an access position on top of the tailgate when the tailgate is down;
- and
- two or more retainer member assemblies adapted to restrain the tray in the stored position and the access position,
- wherein a first one of the retainer member assemblies comprises an end-positioned retainer assembly having at least one retainer member and a pin that slips through an enlarged hinge gap between the tailgate and the bed when the tailgate is down, wherein the pin does not fit through the hinge gap when the tailgate is up, thereby retaining the carriage in the stored position;
- and
- wherein a second one of the retainer member assemblies comprises a side-mounted retainer member assembly having two or more retainer members that are coupled between the tray and the vehicle, wherein the retainer members have a length such that the retainer members retain the carriage in the access position from moving forward off the tailgate.
4 more elements
A cargo carrier for a vehicle, comprising:
- a repositionable tray for placement between a first, cargo-loading position and a second, cargo-storage position;
- and
- at least one retaining member assembly for securing the tray to the vehicle in the cargo-loading position and in the cargo-storage position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.