Tailgate extender systems
OwnerRick Nagleinventor
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Abstract
A tailgate extender system is provided having telescoping supports, which stores entirely within a storage compartment in the tailgate, and which extends directly perpendicular to the tailgate surface for use. The telescoping supports are hingedly connected to the tailgate within the storage compartment and are slidingly connected to the top rail of the tailgate extender. Further, a cargo netting system that retracts into the tailgate extender top rail is provided.
Claims49
1) A truck tailgate extender system comprising:
- a) at least one tailgate, having at least one inner surface and at least one outer surface, adapted to be hingedly connected to at least one truck bed;
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- b) at least one barrier adapted to assist barring cargo from crossing at least one rear perimeter of said at least one tailgate when said at least one tailgate is connected to the at least one truck bed and lowered;
- c) wherein said at least one tailgate comprises at least one storage compartment adapted to store said at least one barrier when not in use;
- d) wherein said at least one storage compartment is located substantially between said at least one inner surface and said at least one outer surface of said at least one tailgate;
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- e) wherein said at least one barrier comprises at least one extender adapted to moveably extend said at least one barrier substantially perpendicularly through said at least one inner surface, wherein at least one extended barrier portion may be formed.
13) A truck tailgate extender system comprising:
- a) at least one tailgate, having at least one inner surface and at least one outer surface, adapted to be hingedly connected to at least one truck bed;
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- b) at least one rigid barrier adapted to assist rigidly barring cargo from crossing at least one distal perimeter of said at least one tailgate when said at least one tailgate is connected to the at least one truck bed and lowered;
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- c) at least one flexible restraint adapted to assist flexibly restraining cargo;
- d) wherein said at least one rigid barrier comprises at least one retractor adapted to retract said at least one flexible restraint for storage.
15) A truck tailgate extender system relating to at least one tailgate having at least one inner surface comprising the steps of:
- a) lowering such at least one tailgate;
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- b) extending at least one barrier from substantially within such at least one tailgate, through such at least one inner surface, and substantially perpendicular to such at least one inner surface.
19) A truck tailgate extender system related to extending at least one tailgate, adapted to be hingedly connected to at least one truck bed, having at least one inner cavity, at least one perimeter edge, and at least one pivot axis, said truck tailgate extender system comprising:
- a) at least one barrier adapted to assist barring cargo from crossing the at least one perimeter edge;
- b) at least one first storage section adapted to assist storage of said at least one barrier, in at least one stowed position;
- c) at least one conveyer adapted to convey said at least one barrier between such at least one stowed position and at least one deployed position;
- d) wherein said at least one conveyer is structured and arranged to translate said at least one barrier along at least one path substantially perpendicular to the at least one pivot axis.
- e) wherein said at least one first storage section is mountable to the at least one tailgate;
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- f) wherein said at least one barrier, while in such at least one deployed position, assists barring cargo from crossing the at least one perimeter edge when the at least one tailgate is in the at least one lowered configuration.
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