US 8,408,626 B1 · Aerodynamic stowable truck bed extender

Abstract

An aerodynamic stowable bed extender for pickup trucks meant to be mounted upon the lowered tailgate of the truck bed and utilized in conjunction with either an aerodynamic truck bed cap or tonneau cover. The aerodynamic bed extender is positioned in either a deployed configuration, upon the lowered tailgate, or a stowed configuration within the bed of the pickup truck. Deployed, the bed extender increases the fuel efficiency of the truck while also increasing usable cargo space within the truck bed. The aerodynamic bed extender comprises a cover and two side panels. The cover can be raised to an open position allowing access to the truck bed or detached from the side panels and stowed within the truck bed. The side panels can be repositioned from a deployed position to a stowed position within the bed of the pickup truck.

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Dependent claims

An aerodynamic stowable truck bed extender for conventional pickup trucks having a cab, a cargo bed bounded by a front wall, opposed sides, and a tailgate, with said tailgate configured to move between a closed position and an open position, the aerodynamic stowable truck bed extender comprising:

a pair of generally trapezoidal side panels, said side panels operationally disposed in either a stowed configuration within said cargo bed or in a deployed configuration overlying said tailgate while said tailgate is disposed in said open position;
an aerodynamic cover operationally disposed upon said side panels in said deployed configuration or detached from said side panels and stowed within said cargo bed disposed in a stowed configuration, said cover comprising a top and a rear panel.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Aerodynamic stowable truck bed extender

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Aerodynamic stowable truck bed extender

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