Daniel Lawrence Calhoun

US Patent:

8033776, Oct 11, 2011

Filed:

Jun 24, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/456921

Inventors:

Daniel Vandorn Calhoun - Tallahassee FL, US

International Classification:

B60P 1/00

US Classification:

414510, 414513, 294 26, 296 392

Abstract:

A slide which slides along a retainer attached to the bed of a pickup truck. The slide has a rearward end proximate the tail gate and a forward end proximate the cab of the truck. The rearward end preferably has gripping features allowing a user to easily grasp the slide and pull it rearward within the fixed retainer. The slide's forward end has an upstanding foot which engages cargo within the bed and propels it toward the tailgate. Two or more such devices can be installed in parallel and used simultaneously to unload cargo.

US Patent:

20110110756, May 12, 2011

Filed:

Jan 13, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/005935

Inventors:

Daniel Vandorn Calhoun - Tallahassee FL, US

International Classification:

B60P 1/00

US Classification:

414800

Abstract:

A slide which slides along a retainer attached to the bed of a pickup truck. The slide has a rearward end proximate the tail gate and a forward end proximate the cab of the truck. The rearward end preferably has gripping features allowing a user to easily grasp the slide and pull it rearward within the fixed retainer. The slide's forward end has an upstanding foot which engages cargo within the bed and propels it toward the tailgate. Two or more such devices can be installed in parallel and used simultaneously to unload cargo.