Patent ID: 6059339
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A kit for building a cantileverly extendible platform for a pickup bed comprising:a bracket for securing to a bed of a pickup vehicle;a set of spacers each having a first end and a second end;a set of metal tracks including a first metal track and a second metal track for securing in a transverse position to the bracket with said first metal track and said second metal track positioned in a parallel relationship, said first metal track and said second metal track each have an open face, with the open face of said first metal track and the open face of the second metal track facing in opposite directions, said first metal track and said second metal track each having a top rail, a bottom rail, and an intermediate section, for securing to said spacers, said spacers postionable between said first metal track and said second metal track to hold said first metal track and said second metal track in a spaced apart condition with the open face of said first metal track and the open face of said second metal track facing outwardly away from said spacers;a sheet of material for forming an extendible platform;a set of wheels mountable in a parallel relationship on the sheet of material, said set of wheels mountable in an inward direction to rollably engageable with either the top rail or the bottom rail of the set of metal tracks;a set of bolts for securing said bracket to a first end of said first metal track and a first end of said second metal track to hold said first metal track and said second metal track in a fixed position relative to said bracket;a set of screws for securing first metal track to said first end of said spacer and for securing the second metal track to said second end of said spacer to hold said first metal track and said second metal track in a spaced relationship; anda set of instructions for assembling the bracket, said first metal track and said second metal track and the sheet of material into a retractable and extendible platform to facilitate the loading and unloading of articles from the extendible platform.