Bed extender assemblies for vehicles

A vehicle comprising:

• a bed comprising:
• a pair of bed side walls each extending in a vehicle vertical direction;
• and
• a floor extending in a vehicle lateral direction between the pair of bed side walls, the floor and the pair of bed side walls defining a storage space, the floor defining a recess opening into the storage space;
• and
• a bed extender assembly comprising:
• a bed extender having a main wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, the main wall extends between a first end and a second end, the first side wall extends from the first end of the main side wall and the second side wall extends from the second end of the main wall to define a generally U-shape, the bed extender is rotatably coupled to the pair of bed side walls to rotate between a use position and a stowed position, in the stowed position, the main wall is at least partially received within the recess of the floor.

A vehicle comprising:

• a bed comprising:
• a first bed side wall and a second bed side wall each extending in a vehicle vertical direction;
• and
• a floor extending in a vehicle lateral direction between the first bed side wall and the second bed side wall;
• a tailgate coupled to the floor of the bed and moveable between an open position in
• which the tailgate is coplanar with the floor and a closed position in which the tailgate to
• transverse to the floor;
• and
• a bed extender assembly comprising:
• a bed extender rotatable between a use position and a stowed position when the
• tailgate is in the open position, the bed extender comprising:
• a main wall extending between a first end and a second end;
• a first side wall extending from the first end of the main wall to a first distal surface;
• and
• a second side wall extending from the second end of the main wall to a
• second distal surface, wherein the main wall, the first side wall, and the second
• side wall form a lower surface configured to face the tailgate of the vehicle in
• the use position and an upper surface opposite the lower surface and configured
• to face away from the tailgate in the use position;
• a first rotational joint mounted to the first side wall adjacent a first corner
• defined by the first distal surface and the upper surface and mounted to the first bed
• side wall of the bed;
• and
• a second rotational joint mounted to the second side wall adjacent a second
• corner defined by the second distal surface and the upper surface and mounted to the
• second bed side wall of the bed, the first rotational joint and the second rotational joint
• allowing rotation of the bed extender relative to the bed between the use position and
• the stowed position,
• wherein the first bed side wall, the second bed side wall, and the floor define a storage
• space and the floor defines a recess opening into the storage space, the main wall disposed in
• the recess of the floor in the stowed position to allow use of the storage space.