Patent ID: 6805392
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: B60P,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for an individual to mount a vehicle bed extender on a vehicle having an open storage bed having a rear end, a first upstanding side panel to one side of said bed, a second upstanding side panel to an opposite side of said bed and a tailgate, a first mounting station fixed with respect to said first upstanding panel, a second mounting station fixed with respect to said second upstanding panel, the method comprising:providing a generally U-shaped vehicle bed extender, said vehicle bed extender having a first side wall, a second side wall, a connecting wall extending between said first side wall and said second side wall, a first mount secured to said first side defining a first mount surface, and a second mount secured to said second side wall defining a second mount surface, wherein said vehicle bed extender is configured to be mounted in a first position in which said connecting wall is in a substantially vertical position over said tailgate rearward of said rear end of said bed and said extender provides access from above to a space between said first side wall and said second side wall and configured to be mounted in a second position in which said connecting wall is in a substantially vertical position over said bed forward of said rear end with said first side wall and said second side wall extending forward toward the connecting wall and said extender provides access from above to said space between said first side wall and said second side wall; selecting a selected mount position in which to mount said vehicle bed extender, wherein said selected mount position is one of said first position said second position; aligning said first mount surface with a first station surface define by said first mounting station and aligning said second mount surface with a second station surface defined by said second mounting station; securing said first mount surface relative to said first mounting station and securing said second mount surface relative to said second mounting station, such at said vehicle bed extender is secured against release.