Patent ID: 8317249

Claim:
A combination load bed and platform for a vehicle adapted to transport articles on the load bed, the load bed being substantially flat and having a longitudinal axis and two longitudinal sides, the load bed in use having a retaining structure along at least one of the longitudinal sides, the platform being mounted upon the vehicle for movement between a stowed condition and an in use condition, at least part of the retaining structure being between the load bed and the platform when the platform is in its in use condition, the platform in its in use condition being at substantially the same height as the load bed, the platform having a balustrade, in which the balustrade is movable relative to the load bed independently of movement of the platform, in which the balustrade is carried by at least one support beam which is pivotably mounted upon the vehicle, and in which the platform in its in use condition is supported by the at least one support beam.