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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2018
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Robert K. Kupina, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Todd M. Bello, Canton, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A multi-panel deck side extender system including a deck rail assembly and a deck side extender assembly. The deck rail assembly includes a rail extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction and a bracket connected to the rail. The rail is secured to a sidewall of the pickup truck. The deck side extender assembly pivotally connects to the bracket. The deck side extender assembly is slidably displaceable in the vehicle longitudinal direction with respect to the rail. The deck side extender assembly is pivotally displaceable between a lowered position and a raised position. In the lowered position the deck side extender assembly is positioned below the upper surface sidewall in a vehicle vertical direction and adjacent the interior surface of the sidewall in a vehicle lateral direction. In the raised position the deck side extender assembly is positioned above the upper surface of the sidewall in the vehicle vertical direction.