US2008260486A1PendingUtilityA1

Vehicle sliding floor extension

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Feb 8, 2002Filed: Jun 24, 2008Published: Oct 23, 2008
Est. expiryFeb 8, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Lawrence M. Bequette
B60P 7/0815B60R 5/04B60R 7/02B60P 7/0892B60P 1/003B60P 3/40
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Abstract

An extendable vehicle cargo floor assembly that includes a semi-rigid material panel base and a slideable panel that slides between guides so as to provide easy access to cargo stored in the vehicle storage part. In another embodiment, the panels are segmented in parts and joined together at installation. In another embodiment, the base panel is not used and instead, a bedliner is configured to operate as the base panel.

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       9 . An extendable vehicle cargo floor assembly comprising:
 a bedliner on a vehicle cargo floor;   a panel of semi-rigid material forming a cargo deck, said deck having a top surface and a bottom surface, a first edge and a second edge, a front end and a back end, said panel being in a slideable overlying relationship to said bedliner;   a pair of spaced-apart guide means affixed to the bedliner for guiding the extending operation of the panel; and   means for facilitating the extending of the panel through a tailgate access opening of the vehicle.   
   
   
       10 . The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the pair of spaced-apart guide means comprise channels within which the first and second edges of the panel slide. 
   
   
       11 . The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the panel comprises two or more portions joined together. 
   
   
       12 . The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein said panel is formed having a plurality of flush mounted anchor tie-downs conveniently located therein. 
   
   
       13 . The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the means for facilitating the extending of the panel through the tailgate access opening of the vehicle is a hand grasping handle. 
   
   
       14 . The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein said bottom surface of said panel has a plurality of low friction strips affixed to said bottom surface of said panel. 
   
   
       15 . The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the means for facilitating the extending of the panel through said tailgate access opening of the vehicle further comprises:
 means for moving and controlling said movement of said panel.

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