Patent ID: 6834902
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A truck-bed extension removably attachable to a hitch receiver on a truck having a rear gate without obstructing the gate in either the open or closed positions that is easily assembled and disassembled by a single person, comprising:an elongated first support member having a first end and a second end, said first support member including a lower segment and an upper segment joined by truss framework; means for removably connecting said first end of said first support member to a hitch receiver an elongated second support member having a first end and a second end; means for pivotally connecting said second end of said first support member to said first end of said second support member; a first T-bar having a first end and a second end; means for removably connecting said T-bar to said first support member; a rear support member having a first end and a second end; means for removably connecting said rear support member to said second end of said second support member; a first elongated side support bar having a first end and a second end and a second elongated side support bar having a first end and a second end; means for removably connecting said first end of said first side support bar to said first end of said T-bar; means for removably connecting said first end of said second side support bar to said second end of said T-bar; means for removably connecting said second end of said first side support bar to said first end of said rear support member; means for removably connecting said second end of said second side support bar to said second end of said rear support member; a first cross-bar having a first end and a second end and a second cross-bar having a first and a second end; and means for removably connecting said first ends of said first and second cross-bars to said first side support bar and said second ends of said first and second cross-bars to said second side support bar.