Collapsible tailgate extension
OwnerKevin Arlyn Kuhnleinventor
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Abstract
A truck bed extension includes two portions of a base pivotally attached to each other and a side wall pivotally attached to one of each base portion. An attachment combines the base portions to truck bed and a tailgate attachment pivotally combines the tail gate to the base portions. I this manner, a removable truck bed extension is provided that can be collapsed and stored in the truck bed for selective use.
Claims19
A truck bed extension for extending a bed of a truck, the truck bed extension comprising:
- a left base;
- a right base pivotally attached to the left base;
- a left side wall pivotally attached to the left base;
- a right side wall pivotally attached to the right base;
- a truck attachment that combines the left base and the right base to the bed of the truck to extend the bed of the truck;
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- a tailgate attachment that pivotally combines a tailgate of the truck to the left base and the right base.
A truck bed extension for extending a bed of a truck, the truck bed extension comprising:
- a left base;
- a right base pivotally attached to the left base, wherein the left base and the right base pivot with respect to each other between a parallel position and superposed position with one of the left base and the right base on top of the other;
- a left side wall pivotally attached to the left base;
- a right side wall pivotally attached to the right base;
- wherein the right side wall pivots with respect to the right base between a perpendicular position and a superposed position with one of the right side wall and the right base on top of the other, and the left side wall pivots with respect to the left base between a perpendicular position and a superposed position with one of the left side wall and the left base on top of the other;
- a truck attachment that combines the left base and the right base to the bed of the truck to extend the bed of the truck;
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- a tailgate attachment that pivotally combines a tailgate of the truck to the left base and the right base.
A truck bed extension for extending a bed of a truck, the truck bed extension comprising:
- a left base;
- a right base attached to the left base;
- a left side wall attached to the left base;
- a right side wall attached to the right base;
- a truck attachment that combines the left base and the right base to the bed of the truck to extend the bed of the truck;
- a tailgate attachment that pivotally combines a tailgate of the truck to the left base and the right base;
- wherein the right base is pivotally attached to the left base and the right side wall is pivotally attached to the right base and the left side wall is pivotally attached to the left base, wherein the left base and the right base pivot with respect to each other between a parallel position and superposed position with one of the left base and the right base on top of the other and wherein the right side wall pivots with respect to the right base between a perpendicular position and a superposed position with one of the right side wall and the right base on top of the other and wherein the left side wall pivots with respect to the left base between a perpendicular position and a superposed position with one of the left side wall and the left base on top of the other.
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