Patent ID: 8070028

Claim:
A truck bed extender comprising: an elongated support adapted at a first end for insertion into and securement in a trailer hitch mounted on a truck, said elongated support extending generally horizontally from such a hitch when so secured; a shorter upright support pivotally mounted on said elongated support generally at the second end thereof, for pivotal rotation from a collapsed position generally alongside said elongated support, to an upright position extending upwardly away from said elongated support; a pair of arms pivotally mounted to said upright support, generally at the top thereof, for rotation from a collapsed position, in which said arms extend generally side by side upwardly from and above and generally in alignment with said upright support, outwardly to an operating position in which they extend outwardly in opposite lateral directions away from one another and away from said top of said upright support; whereby said truck bed extender can readily be installed into a trailer hitch and erected to provide extended support for items placed in a truck bed, and can be readily collapsed into a generally elongated condition with said upright support and said arms extending generally alongside said elongated support.