Patent ID: 6149219
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: B60P,B62D

Abstract:
A cargo support system for a motor vehicle, comprising:a cargo bed having a bed floor, a back wall, and first and second sidewalls;a dropgate rotatably coupled to said cargo bed and being rotatable from a closed position to an open position, said dropgate having a support surface formed therein; anda `U`-shaped bar having a pair of end members, a pair of side members extending from said pair of end members and a cross member interconnecting said pair of side members, said pair of end members being operably coupled to said dropgate for relative pivotal and lateral movement;said `U`-shaped bar being releasably securable in a stowed position wherein said `U`-shaped bar is generally co-planar with said dropgate and in an operable positionwherein said `U`-shaped bar is generally perpendicular to said dropgate and laterally displaced from said stowed position such that at least one of said pair of side members engages said support surface formed in said dropgate.