Patent attributes
A tailgate adaptation for motor vehicles, preferably pick-up trucks, with at least two flat panels that are constructed of aluminum, molded fiberglass, plastic, or other suitable materials, and which convert an ordinary tailgate into a surface that provides a number of useful purposes, including but not limited to, work bench, picnic table, and bed extension. It is completely self-supporting and mounted on the tailgate using simple hand tools. In the closed position it uses a minimum of the available truck box space. In the open position it provides a large flat surface with a small number of moving parts. Because of its self-supporting design element, any dependency on mechanical supports, such as attached legs or braces, positioned between the panels and the ground or other surface supporting the motor vehicle is eliminated. This versatile tailgate adaptation device can be installed during truck manufacture or utilized in after market applications.
