Patent ID: 7226100
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first panel configured to lay horizontally over a tailgate of a vehicle when the tailgate is in an extended position, the first panel having a front margin to lie closer to a cab of the vehicle and a back margin to lie farther from the cab; a second panel stacked over the first panel, the second panel having a front margin, a back margin, a right margin, and a left margin, the back margin of the second panel being rotatably coupled with the back margin of the first panel; a left panel stacked relative to the second panel, the left panel having a right margin and a left margin, the right margin of the left panel being rotatably coupled with the left margin of the second panel; and a right panel stacked relative to the second panel, the right panel having a right margin and a left margin, the left margin of the right panel being rotatably coupled with the right margin of the second panel, wherein the right panel and the left panel are stacked under the second panel, wherein a surface of the second panel defines a plane and an axis of rotation of the left panel about the second panel is offset from the plane and an axis of rotation of the right panel about the second panel is offset from the plane and wherein the offset of the left panel is different from the offset of the right panel.