| US 7,506,909 B2 | ||
| Expandable truck bed | ||
| Wilbert E. Barnes, 7144 Oak Side Dr., Montgomery, Ala. 36117 (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 09, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/684,069. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0217945 A1, Sep. 11, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60P 3/34 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—26.13 [296/26.12] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A pickup truck bed comprising:
a bed floor;
sidewalls which are operatively connected to the bed floor, wherein the sidewalls are laterally movable between a retracted
position and at least one expanded positions; and
a laterally expandable tailgate connected to the rearward end of the bed floor, wherein the tailgate comprises a central body
and left and right extending bodies that are slidably connected to the central body, wherein the extending bodies releasably
engage the sidewalls so that, while the extending bodies and sidewalls are engaged, the extending bodies slide away from the
central body as the sidewalls expand outward and slide toward the central body as the sidewalls retract inward.
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