Truck Bedslide Assembly

Abstract

A bedslide assembly for use on a deck bed of a pickup truck is provided. An illustrative example of the bedslide assembly includes a bottom frame assembly, middle frame assembly, and top frame assembly. The bottom frame assembly includes a first latch bracket and a second latch bracket. The middle frame assembly includes a first latch assembly and a second latch assembly. The first latch assembly includes a hook. The second latch assembly also includes a hook. The top frame assembly includes an end plate. The hook of the first latch assembly is selectively engageable with the first latch bracket of the bottom frame assembly. The hook of the second latch assembly is selectively engageable with the end plate of the top frame assembly.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A bedslide assembly for use on a deck bed of a pickup truck, the bedslide assembly comprising:
 a bottom frame assembly configured to be attached to the pickup truck;   wherein the bottom frame assembly includes spaced apart opposing first and second side bars, and a plurality of rollers, wherein a first roller of the plurality of rollers is rotatably attached to the first side bar and a second of the plurality of rollers is rotatably attached to the second side bar;   a middle frame assembly that includes opposing spaced apart first and second rail sets;   
       wherein each of the first and second rail sets includes an upper rail and a lower rail;
 a top frame assembly that includes spaced apart opposing first and second side bars, wherein at least one roller is rotatably attached to the first side bar and at least one roller is rotatably attached to the second side bar; 
 wherein the at least one roller rotatably attached to the first side bar of the top frame assembly engages and is movable along the upper rail of the first rail set of the middle frame assembly and the at least one roller rotatably attached to the second side bar of the top frame assembly engages and is movable along the upper rail of the second rail set of the middle frame assembly; and 
 wherein the at least one roller rotatably attached to the first side bar of the bottom frame assembly engages and is rotatable along the lower rail of the first rail set of the middle frame assembly and the at least one roller rotatably attached to the second side bar of the bottom frame assembly engages and is rotatable along the lower rail of the second rail set of the middle frame assembly. 
 
     
     
         2 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 1 , at least one cross member extending transverse the first side bar and the second side bar of the bottom frame assembly, wherein the at least one cross member of the bottom frame assembly includes a first latch bracket and second latch bracket attached thereon, and a stop arm extending transverse to the at least one cross member, wherein the stop arm includes a plurality of periodically spaced holes. 
     
     
         3 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the middle frame assembly includes at least one cross member with a full extension stop bracket attached thereon, the middle frame assembly further incudes a first latch assembly, a second latch assembly, and a stop member. 
     
     
         4 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the first latch assembly includes a hook biased toward a downward latching direction with respect to the deck bed, wherein this biased hook includes a paddle both of which are pivotable, wherein the second latch assembly includes a second hook biased toward an upward latching direction with respect to the deck bed, and wherein this biased second hook includes a paddle both of which are pivotable. 
     
     
         5 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the stop member is at least partially pivotable with respect to the middle frame assembly. 
     
     
         6 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the top frame assembly further includes an end plate extending transverse to the first and second side bars, a stop member, and a selective stop mechanism. 
     
     
         7 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the stop member of the top frame assembly is at least partially pivotable with respect to the top frame assembly, wherein the selective stop mechanism includes a stop pin that extends transverse with respect to the spaced apart opposing first and second side bars of the top frame assembly, and wherein the stop pin of the selective stop mechanism is selectively engageable with any one of each of the plurality of periodically spaced holes of the stop arm to limit movement of the top frame assembly and the middle frame assembly with respect to the bottom frame assembly at the any one of each of the plurality of periodically spaced holes. 
     
     
         8 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the hook of the second latch assembly is selectively engageable with an end plate of the top frame assembly, and when the paddle of the second latch assembly is struck by a second latch bracket of the bottom frame assembly the hook of the second latch assembly is releasable from the top frame assembly. 
     
     
         9 . A bedslide assembly for use on a bed of a pickup truck, the bedslide assembly comprising:
 a bottom frame assembly configured to be attached to the pickup truck;   a middle frame assembly that is engageable with and movable along the bottom frame assembly; and   a top frame assembly that includes a deck located thereon;   wherein the top frame assembly is engageable with and movable along the middle frame assembly.   
     
     
         10 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the bottom frame assembly includes a first latch bracket, the middle frame assembly that includes a first latch assembly, wherein the first latch assembly includes a hook. 
     
     
         11 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the bottom frame assembly includes a second latch bracket; the middle frame assembly that includes a second latch assembly, wherein the second latch assembly includes a hook. 
     
     
         12 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the hook of the first latch assembly is selectively engageable with the first latch bracket of the bottom frame assembly. 
     
     
         13 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the top frame assembly that includes an end plate and the hook of the second latch assembly is selectively engageable with the end plate of the top frame assembly. 
     
     
         14 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the bottom frame assembly further comprises a stop arm with a plurality of periodically spaced holes disposed therethrough. 
     
     
         15 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the top frame assembly includes a stop pin that is movable into any one of each of the plurality of periodically spaced holes of the stop arm to limit movement of the top frame assembly. 
     
     
         16 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the middle frame assembly includes a stop member, and wherein the top frame assembly includes a stop member. 
     
     
         17 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the middle frame assembly includes a full extension stop bracket that is engagable with the stop member of the top frame assembly, and wherein the stop member of the middle frame assembly is engagable with a second latch bracket of the bottom frame assembly. 
     
     
         18 . A bedslide assembly for use on a deck bed of a pickup truck, the bedslide assembly comprising:
 a bottom frame assembly configured to be attached to the pickup truck;   wherein the bottom frame assembly includes spaced apart opposing first and second side bars, a plurality of rollers wherein a first roller of the plurality of rollers is rotatably attached to the first side bar and a second of the plurality of rollers is rotatably attached to the second side bar;   a middle frame assembly that includes opposing spaced apart first and second rail sets;   
       wherein each of the first and second rail sets includes an upper rail and a lower rail; and
 a top frame assembly that includes spaced apart opposing first and second side bars, at least one roller rotatably attached to the first side bar and at least one roller rotatably attached to the second side bar. 
 
     
     
         19 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the at least one roller rotatably attached to the first side bar of the top frame assembly engages and is movable along the upper rail of the first rail set of the middle frame assembly and the at least one roller rotatably attached to the second side bar of the top frame assembly engages and is movable along the upper rail of the second rail set of the middle frame assembly. 
     
     
         20 . The bedslide assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the at least one roller rotatably attached to the first side bar of the bottom frame assembly engages and is rotatable along the lower rail of the first rail set of the middle frame assembly and the at least one roller rotatably attached to the second side bar of the bottom frame assembly engages and is rotatable along the lower rail of the second rail set of the middle frame assembly.