Patent ID: 6682114
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: B60P,B62D

Abstract:
An extension for a lift gate of a truck, the truck having a bed surface for supporting and transporting an object on the truck bed surface, the truck also having the lift gate at an end of the bed surface, the lift gate having a platform with a width dimension that extends along the platform across the end of the truck bed surface and a length dimension that extends along the platform outwardly from the end of the truck bed surface, the lift gate platform mounting to the truck for selective movement of the platform between raised and lowered positions of the platform relative to the truck bed surface where in the raised position the platform is positioned adjacent the truck bed surface enabling the object to be moved from the truck bed surface on to the platform, and where in the lowered position the platform is positioned adjacent a surface supporting the truck enabling the object to be moved from the platform onto the surface supporting the truck, the extension comprising:an elongate member having a length with opposite proximal and distal ends; an attachment portion at the proximal end of the elongate member, the attachment portion being removably attachable to the lift gate platform where the elongate member of the extension is secured to the lift gate platform solely by the attachment portion, the elongate member length being greater than the length dimension of the lift gate platform where the elongate member extends outwardly from the platform and beyond the platform to the elongate member distal end when the attachment portion is removably attached to the lift gate platform.