| CPC B60R 11/06 (2013.01) [B60R 9/065 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
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1. A cargo support assembly for pivotally retaining cargo on a tailgate of a truck bed, said assembly comprising:
a pair of cross members, each of said cross members having a telescopically adjustable length thereby facilitating each of said cross members to extend laterally across a tailgate of a truck bed;
a pair of brackets, each of said brackets being attached to said pair of cross members such that each of said brackets is perpendicularly oriented with said pair of cross members;
a pair of mounts, each of said mounts being removably attachable to a respective one of said brackets, each of said mounts having a receiving element;
a pair of support tubes, each of said support tubes being insertable into said receiving element in a respective one of said mounts;
a pair of box pivots, each of said box pivots being movably attachable to a respective one of said support tubes such that each of said box pivots freely pivots in said respective support tube; and
a box having a pair of engaging elements each being integrated into said box, each of said box pivots being attachable to a respective one of said engaging elements in said box such that said box is pivotally retained between said pair of support tubes thereby facilitating said box to be retained in an upright position whether the tailgate on the truck bed is positioned in a closed position or an open position wherein said box is configured to be accessible to a user when the user opens the tailgate.
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