Cargo box extension assembly for vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPeter Nicholas Kalergis, Daniel P. Cousino, Frank Victor Bonello
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Abstract
A modular ramp and cargo box extension assembly is provided for use in connection with a pickup truck cargo box. The ramp assembly has a ramp connector assembly provided on the vehicle tailgate and ramps having a connector for connecting to the ramp connector to serve as loading ramps. The ramp connector has a pivoting clevis bracket and tangs that connects into a channel on the tailgate. Vertical tracks are provided proximate walls of the cargo box and rails are provided in the tracks to retain the ramps and move between retracted and extended positions so as to extend the height of the cargo box.
Claims20
A vehicle bed height extender assembly comprising:
- first and second vertical tracks proximate to a side wall of a vehicle bed;
- first and second rails engaged to the first and second tracks;
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- an extension member removably connected to either of the first and second rails or first and second tracks such that the extension member is movable between extended and retracted positions.
A truck bed height extender assembly comprising:
- a vertical track proximate to a side wall of a truck bed;
- a rail engaged to the track such that the rail moves relative to the track;
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- an extension member removably connectable to one of the rail and the track such that the extension member is movable between retracted and extended positions to serve as a cargo box height extender.
A vehicle bed assembly comprising;
- a vehicle cargo box having a floor and first and second side walls;
- first and second vertical tracks proximate to a side wall of a vehicle cargo box;
- first and second rails engaged to the first and second tracks;
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- an extension member removably connected to one of the first and second tracks and first and second rails such that the extension member is movable between extended and retracted positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.