Patent ID: 6338515
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A cargo bed extension system for extending a cargo bed of a vehicle, the system comprising:an extension assembly having a pair of end panels and a center panel, each of said end panels being hingably coupled to opposite ends of said center panel; a pair of mounting assemblies each being adapted for mounting to the cargo bed of the vehicle, each of said mounting assemblies for selectively receiving one of said end panels such that each of said end panels are adapted for being secured to the cargo bed of the vehicle; a securing assembly being adapted for mounting to a tailgate of the vehicle, said securing assembly being for selectively engaging said center panel of said extension assembly such that said securing assembly is adapted for securing said center panel to the tailgate of the vehicle; each of said end panels having an anchor portion downwardly extending from said respective end panel, said anchor portion being for engaging one of said mounting assemblies such that said anchor portion is adapted for securing said respective end panel to the cargo bed of the vehicle; said anchor portion having a shaft and a disk portion, said disk portion of said anchor portion having a diameter greater than a diameter of said shaft of said anchor portion; and each of said mounting assemblies having a slot extending into said mounting assembly, said slot having a disk receiving portion and shaft receiving portion, said disk receiving portion having a width greater than a width of said shaft receiving portion, said disk receiving portion being for selectively receiving said disk portion of said anchor portion and said shaft receiving portion is for selectively receiving said shaft of said anchor portion whereby each of said mounting assemblies are for preventing each of said end panels from vertical movement when said anchor portion engages said mounting assembly.