Pickup truck bed extender apparatus
OwnerCharles H Morse, Donald N. Halgreninventors
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Abstract
A rack apparatus for improving the cargo carrying capacity of a pickup truck. The truck has a cab portion, a bed portion defined by a floor surface, a pair of sidewalls and a forward wall. The rack apparatus comprises a U-shaped frame having a pair of parallel side arms with a first and a second end, a cross bar attached to the first end of the arms, the U-shaped frame movable to and from a stowed-away position at a front end of the bed to a rearward position; the arms attached to the side walls of the pickup truck.
Claims9
A rack apparatus for improving the cargo carrying capacity of a pickup truck, said truck having a cab portion, a bed portion defined by a floor surface, a pair of sidewalls, a forward wall, said apparatus comprising:
- a U-shaped frame having a pair of parallel side arms with a first and a second end,
- a cross bar attached to said first end of said arms, said U-shaped frame movable to and from a stowed-away position at a front end of said bed to a rearward position;
- said arms attached to said side walls of said pickup truck, and said arms are slidable on said side walls.
A method of improving the cargo carrying capacity of a pickup truck, comprising:
- arranging a generally U-shaped rack assembly having a pair of parallel side arms, on a forward end of a bed of said truck, said rack being secured to said truck by said side arms;
- moving said rack assembly from said forward end of said bed to a location rearward of said forward end of said bed;
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- telescoping said side arms to effect a change in length thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.