An apparatus for extending a vehicle bed includes a tailgate for raising and lowering relative to the vehicle bed. The tailgate includes a retractable member adapted for extending vertically from the tailgate when lowered, and also for extending horizontally from the tailgate to form a handle. A ladder supported by the tailgate is adapted for moving from a lowered position for use in stepping into the vehicle bed using the handle to a raised position for connecting with the retractable member when oriented vertically from the tailgate, thus extending the effective length of the vehicle bed.
TRUCK BED EXTENDER FORMED BY A RETRACTABLE TAILGATE STEP AND HANDLES
2017-12-21
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Truck bed extender formed by a retractable tailgate step and handles
Europäisches Patentamt | 2019
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