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A tailgate extender is provided for extending the length of a cargo surface of a bed of a truck having a receiver hitch or the like. A support platform is provided by a single weldment of a flat aluminum plate, a receiver tube, a support bar and sidewalls. The receiver tube is mounted to a lower sur

A tailgate extender is provided for extending the length of a cargo surface of a bed of a truck having a receiver hitch or the like. A support platform is provided by a single weldment of a flat aluminum plate, a receiver tube, a support bar and sidewalls. The receiver tube is mounted to a lower surface of the aluminum plate. The support bar is formed from a flat strip of aluminum having a forward facing planar surface which abuts a rearward end of the receiver tube, and an upwardly facing edge which abuts and is welded to the lower side of the aluminum plate. An elongated mounting post has a forward section which releasably fits within the receiver hitch, and a rearward section which releasably fits within the receiver tube. Holes extend through respective ones of the forward and rearward sections of the mounting post for aligning with respective holes in the receiver hitch and holes in the receiver tube for receiving latch pins to secure the support platform to the truck. The support platform and the elongated mounting posts have profiles such that the lower surface of the aluminum plate of the support platform will fit flush against and overlap the end of a cargo surface of the truck. Two tailgate sidewall sections are pivotally mounted to forward ends of two of the sidewalls of the support platform.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for extending a cargo surface of a bed of a truck having a truck mounting adapter, comprising:a platform having an upper surface, a lower surface, a rearward end, a forward end and two sides;a platform mounting adapter mounted to said lower surface of said pl

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for extending a cargo surface of a bed of a truck having a truck mounting adapter, comprising:a platform having an upper surface, a lower surface, a rearward end, a forward end and two sides;a platform mounting adapter mounted to said lower surface of said platform and facing in a forward direction between said forward and rearward ends of said platform;a support bar extending across said lower surface of said platform, between said two sides of said platform;a mounting post having a forward end which releasably engages with the truck mounting adapter to secure said mounting post to the truck, and a rearward end which releasably engages with said platform mounting adapter to secure said mounting post to said platform;wherein said platform and said mounting post have respective lengths and profiles such that when said forward end of said mounting post is secured to the truck mounting adapter and said rearward end of said mounting post is secured to said platform mounting adapter, said lower surface of said platform will fits against and overlaps the cargo surface of the truck.