Patent ID: 8764088

Claim:
A combination truck bed ramp and gate, comprising: a first section comprising a plurality of support members generally aligned in parallel and a plurality of cross members generally aligned perpendicular to said support members, said first section further comprising opposing terminal ends, one of said terminal ends having a plurality of projection prongs, another of said terminal ends having a first adjustable strap at least partially concealed within an internal conduit of one of said support members, said first adjustable strap being generally parallel to said internal conduit of said support member of said first section, said first adjustable strap having a series of adjustment apertures generally perpendicular to and enclosed within said internal conduit of said support member of said first section, said adjustment apertures generally parallel to a fastener aperture through said support member of said first section, a fastener for securing said first adjustable strap within said internal conduit, and said first adjustable strap further comprising a carabiner; a second section comprising a plurality of support members generally aligned in parallel and a plurality of cross members generally aligned perpendicular to said support members, said second section comprising a terminal end having a second adjustable strap at least partially concealed within an internal conduit of one of said support members, said second adjustable strap being generally parallel to said internal conduit of said support member of said second section, said adjustable strap having a series of adjustment apertures generally perpendicular to and enclosed within said internal conduit of said support member of said second section, said adjustment apertures generally parallel to a fastener aperture through said support member of said second section, a fastener for securing said second adjustable strap within said internal conduit, said second adjustable strap further comprising a carabiner; a central section comprising a plurality of support members generally aligned in parallel and a plurality of cross members generally aligned perpendicular to said support members, said central section pivotally attached along a first pivot axis to said first section, said central section pivotally attached along a second pivot axis to said second section, said central section pivotally attached intermediate of said first section and said second section such that when said combination truck bed ramp is closed and/or fully extended, said first section, said second section and said central section are coplanar.