Patent ID: 6065792
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A slide-a-bed system for a vehicle comprising:a pair of brackets mounted within a vehicle bed; anda support plate slidably mounted with respect to the brackets;the pair of brackets further include a plurality of cross members extending therebetween, the cross members receiving bolts therethrough to facilitate securement to the truck bed, the pair of brackets each being comprised of a hollow tube with a square cross-section, each of the brackets having a plurality of apertures through interior side walls thereof in a spaced relationship and extending an entire length thereof, each of the brackets having an open interior wall, the support plate having a pair of braces extending downwardly from a lower surface thereof, each of the braces having a plurality of rollers disposed thereon in a spaced relationship and extending a length thereof whereby the rollers are slidably mounted within the pair of brackets;a pair of tubes disposed on the lower surface of the support plate inwardly of the braces, the tubes each having open outer ends coincident with an outer end of the support plate;a pair of support legs slidably disposed within the pair of outer tubes in a stored orientation, the support legs extending outwardly of the tubes and pivoting to a vertical portion in an extended orientation.