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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2008
Applicant:
Ryan Miller, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventor:
Ryan Miller, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/037 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bed extension assembly for a vehicle includes a bed assembly having a bed floor, sidewalls disposed along sides of the bed floor and a split tailgate assembly disposed adjacent a rearward edge of the bed floor between the sidewalls. The split tailgate assembly includes a first door pivotally secured to one of the sidewalls and a second door pivotally secured to another of the sidewalls. A bed extender member is movably secured to the bed assembly for movement between a stowed position beneath the bed floor and in an extended position protruding rearwardly from the bed assembly.