US 8,740,277 B1Granted

Truck bed with extensible rails

OwnerSaad Mohommed Al-Qahtaniinventor

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Abstract

The truck bed with extensible rails includes a front set of rails, a pair of side sets of rails, and a rear set of rails which selectively vertically translate from within the walls and tailgate defining a truck bed, such as those typically found in pickup trucks. The front set of rails and the pair of side sets of rails desirably vertically translate separately from the rear set of rails, and each set of rails can be selectively raised and lowered, under hydraulic power or the like, through actuation of a cabin-mounted control panel. The cabin-mounted control panel allows the vehicle operator to easily control the selective raising and lowering of the sets of rails through actuation of a hydraulic pump which is powered by the vehicle battery.

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A truck bed with extensible rails, comprising:

a floor having a front edge, a rear edge and a pair of opposed side edges;
a front wall extending upwardly from the front edge of said floor, said front wall comprising an inner front panel and an outer front panel, said inner front panel and said outer front panel being spaced apart to define an interior region therebetween, a front slot further being defined between upper edges of said inner and outer front panels;
a pair of sidewalls each extending upwardly from a respective one of the pair of opposed side edges of said floor, wherein each said sidewall comprises an inner side panel and an outer side panel, said inner side panel and said outer side panel being spaced apart to define an interior region therebetween, a side slot further being defined between upper edges of said inner and outer side panels;
a tailgate movably positioned adjacent to the rear edge of said floor, said tailgate comprising an inner tailgate panel and an outer tailgate panel, said inner tailgate panel and said outer tailgate panel being spaced apart to define an interior region therebetween, a tailgate slot further being defined between upper edges of said inner and outer tailgate panels;
a front set of rails slidably received within the interior region of said front wall, wherein said front set of rails selectively vertically translate through the front slot;
a pair of side sets of rails respectively, slidably received within the interior regions of said pair of sidewalls, wherein said side sets of rails respectively, selectively vertically translate through the side slots;
means for selectively driving vertical translation of said front set of rails and said pair of side sets of rails together;
a rear set of rails slidably received within the interior region of said tailgate, wherein said rear set of rails selectively vertically translate through the tailgate slot;
wherein at least one of the front, pair of side, and rear rails includes a lower portion and a corresponding upper portion, wherein the corresponding upper portion can be selectively positioned relative to the lower portion;
and
means for selectively driving vertical translation of said rear set of rails.

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A truck bed with extensible rails, comprising:

a floor having a front edge, a rear edge and a pair of opposed side edges;
a front wall extending upwardly from the front edge of said floor, said front wall comprising an inner front panel and an outer front panel, said inner front panel and said outer front panel being spaced apart to define an interior region therebetween, a front slot further being defined between upper edges of said inner and outer front panels;
a pair of sidewalls each extending upwardly from a respective one of the pair of opposed side edges of said floor, wherein each said sidewall comprises an inner side panel and an outer side panel, said inner side panel and said outer side panel being spaced apart to define an interior region therebetween, a side slot further being defined between upper edges of said inner and outer side panels;
a tailgate pivotally secured to the rear edge of said floor, said tailgate comprising an inner tailgate panel and an outer tailgate panel, said inner tailgate panel and said outer tailgate panel being spaced apart to define an interior region therebetween, a tailgate slot further being defined between upper edges of said inner and outer tailgate panels;
a front set of rails slidably received within the interior region of said front wall, wherein said front set of rails selectively vertically translate through the front slot;
a pair of side sets of rails respectively, slidably received within the interior regions of said pair of sidewalls, wherein said side sets of rails respectively, selectively vertically translate through the side slots, wherein said front set of rails and said pair of side sets of rails are fixedly secured together, whereby said front of rails and said pair of side sets of rails selectively vertically translate together;
means for selectively driving vertical translation of said front set of rails and said pair of side sets of rails simultaneously;
a rear set of rails slidably received within the interior region of said tailgate, wherein said rear set of rails selectively vertically translate through the tailgate slot;
and
means for selectively driving vertical translation of said rear set of rails.

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A truck bed with extensible rails, comprising:

a floor having a front edge, a rear edge and a pair of opposed side edges;
a front wall extending upwardly from the front edge of said floor, said front wall comprising an inner front panel and an outer front panel, said inner front panel and said outer front panel being spaced apart to define an interior region therebetween, a front slot further being defined between upper edges of said inner and outer front panels;
a pair of sidewalls each extending upwardly from a respective one of the pair of opposed side edges of said floor, wherein each said sidewall comprises an inner side panel and an outer side panel, said inner side panel and said outer side panel being spaced apart to define an interior region therebetween, a side slot further being defined between upper edges of said inner and outer side panels;
a tailgate movably positioned adjacent to the rear edge of said floor, said tailgate comprising an inner tailgate panel and an outer tailgate panel, said inner tailgate panel and said outer tailgate panel being spaced apart to define an interior region therebetween, a tailgate slot further being defined between upper edges of said inner and outer tailgate panels;
a front set of rails slidably received within the interior region of said front wall, wherein said front set of rails selectively vertically translate through the front slot;
a pair of side sets of rails respectively, slidably received within the interior regions of said pair of sidewalls, wherein said side sets of rails respectively, selectively vertically translate through the side slots;
means for selectively driving vertical translation of said front set of rails and said pair of side sets of rails;
wherein said front pair of rails and said pair of side sets of rails are fixedly secured together, whereby said front set of rails and said pair of side sets of rails selectively vertically translate together;
a rear set of rails slidably received within the interior region of said tailgate, wherein said rear set of rails selectively vertically translate through the tailgate slot;
and
means for selectively driving vertical translation of said rear set of rails separately from said front set of rails and said pair of side sets of rails.

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