Patent ID: 9242680
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B62D

Claim Text:
1. A cargo bed for a utility vehicle, the cargo bed comprising: a bed portion including a left-side wall portion, a right-side wall portion, and a rear opening between rear ends of the left-side wall portion and the right-side wall portion; and a tail gate configured to close the rear opening of the bed portion; wherein the left-side wall portion includes a first left groove portion and a second left groove portion, and the right-side wall portion includes a first right groove portion and a second right groove portion; the first left groove portion and the first right groove portion extend along an up-down direction at the rear ends of the left-side wall portion and the right-side wall portion, respectively, and are arranged such that a left end and a right end of the tail gate are each slidable in the up-down direction in the first left groove portion and the first right groove portion to removably hold the tail gate at a first attachment position at which the rear opening is closed; the second left groove portion and the second right groove portion are located forward with respect to the first left groove portion and the first right groove portion and extend along an up-down direction at the left-side wall portion and the right-side wall portion, and are arranged such that the left end and the right end of the tail gate are each slidable in the up-down direction in the second left groove portion and the second right groove portion to removably hold the tail gate at a second attachment position which is forward with respect to the first attachment position; the tail gate includes a first principal surface and a second principal surface including surface structures that are different from each other; the first principal surface is an inner surface that includes a depressed portion defining a cargo accommodation space of the cargo bed when the tail gate is held in the first left groove portion and the first right groove portion; and the second principal surface is an outer surface that faces an opposite side of the cargo accommodation space of the cargo bed when the tail gate is held in the first left groove portion and the first right groove portion.