Mega elongator
OwnerNicholas J. Singerinventor
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Abstract
A replacement tailgate for the purpose of elongating the pick up truck may be installed on a truck bed wherein the replacement tailgate can be unfolded in order to elongate a length of the truck bed. The replacement tailgate may have front and rear shells that are used to support objects placed in the truck bed as well as act as the new tailgate when the truck bed length is elongated. Various panels may be unfolded in order to trap objects within the truck bed when the replacement tailgate is unfolded in order to elongate the truck bed length.
Claims18
1-19. (canceled)
A truck with a truck bed extender, the truck comprising:
- a cab for holding a passenger and a driver;
- a truck bed disposed behind the cab;
- the truck bed extender comprising:
- a stationary floor fixedly attached to left and right sidewalls of the truck bed;
- a telescoping floor, a bumper and a tailgate, all of which are traversable between retracted and extended positions to extend a length of the truck bed;
- a shock absorber attached to the stationary floor and the telescoping floor to absorb rear impact on the bumper when the telescoping floor, the bumper and the tailgate are in the extended position.
A method of extending a length of a truck bed of a truck, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the truck comprising:
- a cab for holding a passenger and a driver;
- a truck bed disposed behind the cab;
- the truck bed extender comprising:
- a stationary floor fixedly attached to left and right sidewalls of the truck bed;
- a telescoping floor, a bumper and a tailgate, all of which are traversable between retracted and extended positions to extend a length of the truck bed;
- a shock absorber attached to the stationary floor and the telescoping floor to absorb rear impact on the bumper when the telescoping floor, the bumper and the tailgate are in the extended position;
- traversing the bumper, the telescoping floor and the tailgate from the retracted position to the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.