A table for use with a vehicle tailgate, including a base member having a top surface and a bottom surface wherein the bottom surface of the base member is operatively arranged to be removably secured to the tailgate of a vehicle; a sliding mechanism having a sliding portion and a guide, wherein the guide is fixedly secured to the top surface of the base member; a center panel having a top surface, a bottom surface, a right edge, and a left edge, wherein the bottom surface of the center panel is fixedly secured to the sliding portion of the sliding mechanism and operatively arranged to allow for translational movement of the center panel relative to the base member; left wing and right wing panels, each having a top surface, a proximal end, and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the right wing is pivotably secured to the right edge of the center panel such that the top surface of the right wing is substantially parallel to and resting atop the top surface of the center panel when in a closed configuration and is exposed and substantially parallel to the top surface of the center panel when in an open configuration, and wherein the proximal end of the left wing is pivotably secured to the left edge of the center panel such that the top surface of the left wing rests on the top surface of the center panel when in a closed configuration and is exposed and parallel to the top surface of the center panel when in an open configuration; and, a fastener to removably secured the right wing panel and the left wing panel against the top surface of the center panel when in the closed configuration.
RETROFITTABLE VEHICLE EXTENSION TABLE
2020-05-28
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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