Patent ID: 6626478
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: B60P,B62D

Abstract:
A tailgate extender, in combination with a pickup truck, the pickup truck having a bed with a first side and a second side and a tailgate that flips between a raised position and a lowered position, the tailgate extender comprising:a first extension member having a first panel that is hingedly attached to the first side and a second panel that is hingedly attached to the first panel; a second extension member having a third panel hingedly attached to the second side and a fourth panel that is hingedly attached to the third panel; wherein the first extension member is positionable between a first retracted position such that the first panel is generally flush against the first side and the second panel is generally flush against the first panel and a first extended position when the tailgate is in the lowered position such that the first panel extends outwardly from the bed and is positionable over the tailgate and the second panel extends generally toward the second side, and the second extension member is positionable between a second retracted position such that the third panel is generally flush against the second side and the fourth panel is generally flush against the third panel and a second extended position when the tailgate is in the lowered position such that the third panel extends outwardly from the bed and is positionable over the tailgate and the fourth panel extends generally toward the first side such that the second panel and the fourth panel are connected to each other.