Pickup truck bed extender
OwnerJesse Van Jacksoninventor
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Abstract
A truck bed extender is described for use with a pickup truck having a bed with a bed floor, opposed side walls along each side of the bed floor and a tailgate hinged at the rear of the bed floor. The bed extender includes mounting brackets attached to either the bed side walls or bed floor adjacent the tailgate. First and second tubular base sections are pivotally attached at their proximal ends to the brackets. First and second tubular telescoping sections are attached to the base sections. The telescoping sections have transverse arms with horizontal openings at their distal ends. A support bar extends through the openings in the arms. The bed extender is easily installed and uninstalled, and fits truck beds of different widths.
Claims20
A truck bed extender for use with a pickup truck having a bed with a bed floor, opposed side walls along each side of the bed floor, and a tailgate hinged at the rear of the bed floor comprising:
- a) mounting brackets at each side of the bed adjacent the rear of said bed floor;
- b) first and second tubular base sections having proximal ends pivotally attached to the mounting brackets, said base sections having distal ends;
- c) first and second tubular telescoping sections telescopically attached to said base sections, said telescoping sections having distal ends and being telescopic to selected positions between a fully inserted position and a fully extended position;
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- d) a support bar extending transversely between the distal ends of said telescoping sections, said telescoping sections include tubular transverse arms with transverse openings at their distal ends, said support bar extending through said transverse openings.
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A truck bed extender for use with a pickup truck having a bed with a bed floor, opposed side walls along each side of the bed floor and a tailgate hinged at the rear of the bed floor comprising:
- a) mounting brackets attached to said side walls, said brackets including inwardly extending posts;
- b) first and second tubular base sections having proximal ends pivotally attached on said posts, said base sections having distal ends;
- c) first and second tubular telescoping sections telescopically attached to said base sections, said telescoping sections having distal ends with transverse openings;
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- d) a support bar extending through the openings in the distal ends of said telescoping sections.
A truck bed extender for use with a pickup truck having a bed with a bed floor, opposed side walls along each side of the bed floor and a tailgate hinged at the rear of the bed floor comprising:
- a) mounting brackets attached to said side walls adjacent said bed floor and tailgate, said brackets including transverse bores;
- b) first and second tubular base sections having proximal ends with outwardly extending transverse posts pivotally insertable into said bores, said base sections having distal ends;
- c) first and second tubular telescoping sections telescopically attached to said base sections, said telescoping sections having transverse arms with horizontal openings at their distal ends;
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- d) a support bar extending through the openings in said arms.
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