# US 8,740,277 B1 · Truck bed with extensible rails > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,740,277 B1 - Document ID: US8740277B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 14/161,311 - Filed: 2014-01-22 - Granted: 2014-06-03 - Earliest claimed: 2014-01-22 - Applicants: Saad Mohommed Al-Qahtani - Inventors: Saad Mohommed Al-Qahtani - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8740277B1 ## CPC - B62D 33/0207: {Connections of movable or detachable racks or stanchions to platforms} - B62D 33/0273: {Movable tailboards for vehicles comprising non-movable sideboards, e.g. pick-up trucks (B62D33/037 takes precedence)} - B62D 33/08: comprising adjustable means (B62D33/10 takes precedence) - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The truck bed with extensible rails as recited in claim 1, 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. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The truck bed with extensible rails as recited in claim 2, wherein said means for selectively driving vertical translation of said front set of rails and said pair of side sets of rails comprise at least one first hydraulic actuator. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The truck bed with extensible rails as recited in claim 3, wherein said means for selectively driving vertical translation of said rear set of rails comprises at least one second hydraulic actuator. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The truck bed with extensible rails as recited in claim 4, further comprising: a hydraulic pump for selectively actuating said first and second hydraulic actuators. ### Claim 6 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. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The truck bed with extensible rails as recited in claim 6, wherein said means for selectively driving vertical translation of said front set of rails and said pair of side sets of rails comprise at least one first hydraulic actuator. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The truck bed with extensible rails as recited in claim 7, wherein said means for selectively driving vertical translation of said rear set of rails comprises at least one second hydraulic actuator. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The truck bed with extensible rails as recited in claim 8, further comprising: a hydraulic pump for selectively actuating said first and second hydraulic actuators. ### Claim 10 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. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The truck bed with extensible rails as recited in claim 10, wherein said means for selectively driving vertical translation of said front set of rails and said pair of side sets of rails comprise at least one first hydraulic actuator. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The truck bed with extensible rails as recited in claim 11, wherein said means for selectively driving vertical translation of said rear set of rails comprises at least one second hydraulic actuator. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The truck bed with extensible rails as recited in claim 12, further comprising: a hydraulic pump for selectively actuating said first and second hydraulic actuators. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The truck bed with extensible rails as recited in claim 10, wherein said tailgate is pivotally secured to the rear edge of said floor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The truck bed with extensible rails as recited in claim 10, wherein one or more of said front set of rails, said pair of side sets of rails, or said rear set of rails comprise at least one generally comb-shaped rail, each comb-shaped rail having a plurality of portions, including a lower portion and at least one upper portion, wherein the at least one upper portion can be selectively raised from or lowered into a corresponding lower portion to position a corresponding upper portion of the comb-shaped rail at one or more positions relative to the corresponding lower portion.