Patent ID: 7195432

Claim:
In an adjustable cargo gate system for restraining cargo on an open bed of a vehicle, the open bed having longitudinally spaced apart forward and rearward ends, spaced apart sidewalls, and a tailgate having an inner surface, said tailgate disposed at the rearward end of the vehicle bed and opening to a horizontal position aligned with said vehicle bed, the system comprising track members removably secured to the vehicle bed and disposed parallel to said vehicle sidewalls; a removable gate member disposed perpendicular to said track members and to said vehicle sidewalls; the gate member comprised of a center section and telescoping end sections, each section being a latticework of horizontal rails and vertical struts; bracing means removably attachable to said latticework for supporting said gate member in an upright position, the bracing means having sliding means for positioning the gate member anywhere along the track members; and locking means for securing the bracing means at a selected position on said track members; an improvement wherein: said bracing means for supporting said gate member are one-piece members defining right triangles and having bases slidably engageable with said track members; said gate member has alternative L-shaped end sections for enclosing said tailgate in its opened, horizontal position; mounting means for removably securing said L-shaped end sections to the rearward ends of the sidewalls of the vehicle; parallel spaced-apart track extension members disposed on said inner surface of said tailgate, said extension members having forward and stern ends, said forward ends of said extension members aligned with said track members on said vehicle bed, whereby said gate member may slide to a rear-most edge of said tailgate.