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US 2006/0076794 A1Published application
Truck bed extension
OwnerCordell Bauerinventor
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Abstract
A truck bed extension that is convertible into a truck bed separator to compartmentalize truck beds. The truck bed separator and extension are releasably attached to the truck bed lip at one end and to either the truck bed extension or the truck bed separator at the other end by a clamping assembly. The clamping assembly is comprised of a pair of mating jaw members for releasable attachment to a truck bed lip at on end and a fastener for releasable attachment to the hinge of the truck bed separator or extension at the other end.
Claims2
A method for partitioning a truck bed comprising:
- providing a releasable truck bed separator comprising two panels hinged together and a clamp assembly, said truck bed separator adapted to serve as a single fold ramp;
- placing the truck bed separator in an upright position at a location in a truck bed that divides the truck bed into separate compartments;
- and
- releasably securing the truck bed separator to a truck bed lip using the clamp assembly.
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A method for unloading cargo from a truck bed comprising:
- providing a releasable truck bed extension comprising a first side wall extension section, a second side wall extension section and a back wall section, wherein said first side wall extension section and said second side wall extension section are hinged to said back wall section and wherein said truck bed separator is adapted to serve as a double fold ramp;
- unfolding the releasable truck bed extension to form a ramp suitable for unloading rolling cargo from a truck bed;
- releasably securing the releasable truck bed extension to a tailgate of a truck so as to form a ramp between the tailgate and the ground;
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- rolling cargo down the releasable truck bed extension.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.