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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2024
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Katsumi Nagata, Foster City, CA (US);
John Grover, Saline, MI (US);
Eric R. Schmidt, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Braden M. Klish, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for reconfiguring and/or extending a bed of a vehicle. A device may include a base panel coupled to a tailgate of the vehicle. The device may include a top panel moveably attached to the base panel. The device may include a plurality of side wings moveably coupled to the top panel. The plurality of side wings may removably attach to accessory rails of the vehicle to place the device in one or more configurations including a bed extender configuration, a rear bed divider configuration, and/or a front bed divider configuration. The device may include one or more sensors, one or more taillights, one or more puddle lights, one or more bed lights, and/or one or more cameras. The device may have a stowed position wherein the device may fold against the tailgate when the device is not in a configuration of the one or more configurations.