Patent ID: 7690522

Claim:
An extendable cargo apparatus, comprising: a first cargo module comprising: first and second sidewalls, each said sidewall having an end having a first engagement mechanism mounted thereto, each of said first engagement mechanisms comprising a cradle and an adjacent body having a width; a second cargo module, comprising: first and second sidewalls, each said sidewall having an end having a second engagement mechanism mounted thereto, each of said second engagement mechanisms comprising first and second parallel plate members having a uniform space therebetween to form a receiver, and a mounting bar situated transverse to and between said first and second parallel plate members; whereby, upon positioning said mounting bars associated with each of said first and second sidewalls of said second cargo module to engage said respective cradles associated with said first and second sidewalls of said first cargo module, said receivers are positioned to envelope said corresponding body of said first engagement member, so as to align and retain said first and second sidewalls of said first cargo module to said first and second sidewalls of said second cargo module, so as to provide an extended cargo module.