Patent ID: 8668427
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A bridge apparatus in combination with a vehicle having a bed and a tailgate, the combination comprising: (a) a conventional receiver hitch secured to a rear of a vehicle; (b) a base member including: (c) a cross member including: (d) a pair of platforms, each platform having a turned-up edge, being constructed of deck plate, and having an aft end structured to be supported by the upper portion of the cross member, wherein the pair of platforms are parallel in use, span a tailgate of said vehicle, and are supported by a bed of said vehicle without being supported by said tailgate wherein lateral spacing between the pair of platforms is adjustable to thereby accommodate equipment having different wheel widths; and (e) platform positioning mechanisms structured to releasably position the aft end of each platform relative to the upper portion of the cross member.