Cargo bed extender
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsDanny Cheung, Christopher Salvador
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Abstract
The invention is an apparatus for use with a vehicle having a tailgate. The apparatus has a frame hingedly mounted to an exterior of the tailgate with at least about 270° of rotation relative to the tailgate. The apparatus has first and second arms pivotably mounted on opposite sides of the frame with at least about 90° of rotation relative to the frame from a resting position, in which the arms are substantially parallel to the frame, to an extended position. First and second panels mount between the arms when the arms are extended, wherein the first panel is mounted to ends of the arms that are opposite the frame and the second panel is mounted to an underside of each of the arms.
Claims16
An apparatus for use with a vehicle having a tailgate, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a frame hingedly mounted to an exterior of the tailgate with at least about 270° of rotation relative to the tailgate;
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- (b) first and second arms pivotably mounted on opposite sides of the frame with at least about 90° of rotation relative to the frame from a resting position, in which the arms are substantially parallel to the frame, to an extended position.
An apparatus for use with a vehicle having a tailgate that seats against the vehicle's rear lateral edges, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a frame hingedly mounted to an exterior of the tailgate with at least about 270° of rotation relative to the tailgate, the frame having at least three sides;
- (b) first and second arms pivotably mounted on opposite sides of the frame with at least about 90° of rotation relative to the frame from a resting position, in which the arms are substantially parallel to the frame, to an extended position;
- (c) a first panel for mounting to ends of the arms that, when extended, are opposite the frame;
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- (d) a second panel for mounting to an underside of the arms.
A method for using an apparatus with a vehicle having a tailgate that seats against the vehicle's rear lateral edges, the method comprising:
- (a) hingedly mounting a frame to an exterior of the tailgate with at least about 270° of rotation relative to the tailgate;
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- (b) pivotably mounting a pair of arms to opposite sides of the frame with at least about 90° of rotation relative to the frame from a resting position, in which the arms are substantially parallel to the frame, to an extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.