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A pull-out extender includes a container that is attachable to a passenger vehicle. A foldable table-like unit is stored in the container and includes rollers which are accommodated in grooves defined in the container. Foldable and telescoping legs are attached to the table-like elements and a tent-

A pull-out extender includes a container that is attachable to a passenger vehicle. A foldable table-like unit is stored in the container and includes rollers which are accommodated in grooves defined in the container. Foldable and telescoping legs are attached to the table-like elements and a tent-like cover can also be attached to the vehicle above the container to cover the table-like elements when such elements are deployed. Grommets are included on the table-like elements for accommodating umbrellas.

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1. A pull-out extender system comprising:(a) a passenger land vehicle having a rear end;(b) a container unit which is mounted in the land vehicle adjacent to the rear end when in use and which includes a hollow housing having a first surface-defining section which defines a top surface when said con

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A pull-out extender system comprising:(a) a passenger land vehicle having a rear end;(b) a container unit which is mounted in the land vehicle adjacent to the rear end when in use and which includes a hollow housing having a first surface-defining section which defines a top surface when said container unit is in use, a second surface-defining section which defines a bottom surface when said container unit is in use, a thickness dimension which extends between the first surface-defining section and the second surface-defining section, a first side wall, a second side wall, a width dimension which extends between the first side wall and the second side wall, a first end wall which is a rear end wall when said container unit is in use, the side walls and the rear end wall connecting the first surface-defining section to the second surface-defining section, a second end wall which is a front end wall when said container unit is in use, an inside surface on each of the side walls and on each of the surface-defining sections, an inside surface on the rear end wall, an inside surface on the front wall, an interior volume defined between the inside surfaces and the walls and the surface-defining sections, an opening defined through the front end wall, the opening having a width dimension that extends in the direction of the width dimension of said container unit and which is smaller than the width dimension of said container unit, a first groove defined on the inside surface of the first side wall, the first groove including a linear portion which extends from adjacent to the inside surface of the rear end wall toward the front end wall and an arcuate section located adjacent to the front end wall, the first groove being located adjacent to the inside surface of the second surface-defining section, a second groove defined on the inside surface of the second side wall, the second groove including a linear portion which extends from adjacent to the inside surface of the rear end wall toward the front end wall and an arcuate section located adjacent to the front end wall, the second groove being located adjacent to the inside surface of the second surface-defining section, the arcuate sections of the first and second grooves being convex with respect to the opening defined through the front end wall to curve from the linear portion of each groove toward the front end wall then toward the first surface-defining section and then toward the rear end wall, each arcuate section of the grooves further including a linear section that is located adjacent to the inside surface of the first surface-defining section and which extends toward the front end wall, and two fastener-accommodating holes defined through the first surface-defining section;(c) a support surface unit which includes(1) a first support surface element which has a first surface-defining section that defines a top surface when said support surface unit is in a use condition, a second surface-defining section which defines a bottom surface when said support surface unit is in the use condition, a first end which is a rear end when said support surface unit is in the use condition, a second end which is a front end when said support surface unit is in the use condition, the first end of the first support surface element being located adjacent to the front end wall of said container unit when said support surface unit is in the use condition and the second end of the first support surface element being located adjacent to the front end wall of the container unit when said support surface unit is in a stored condition, a first side wall which connects the first surface-defining section of the first support surface element to the second surface-defining section of the first support surface element and which is located adjacent to the inside surface of the first side wall of said container unit, a second side wall which connects the first surface-defining section of the first support surface element to the second surface-defining section of the first support surface element and which is located adjacent to the inside surface of the second side wall of said container unit, a first roller element mounted on the first side wall of the first support surface element adjacent to the rear end of the first support surface element, the first roller element being sized to be rollably received in the groove defined on the inside surface of the first side wall, a second roller element mounted on the second side wall of the first element adjacent to the rear end of the first element, the second roller element being sized to be rollably received in the groove defined on the inside surface of the second side wall, the roller elements being located in the linear sections of the grooves when the first support surface element is in the stored condition and being located in the linear section of the arcuate sections of the grooves when the first support element is in the use condition, the first support surface element having a width dimension which extends between the first side wall of the first support surface element and the second side wall of the first support surface element, the width dimension of the first support surface element being smaller than the width dimension of the opening defined through the front end wall of said container unit, three support leg elements connected to the second surface-defining section of the first support surface element, an umbrella-accommodating hole defined through the first support surface element, a hinge unit located on the second end wall of the first support surface element, and wheel units mounted on second surface-defining section,(2) a second support surface element which has a first surface-defining section that is a top surface when said support surface unit is in the use condition, a second surface-defining section which is a bottom surface when said support surface unit is in the use condition, a first end which is a rear end when said support surface unit is in the use condition, a second end which is a front end when said support surface unit is in the use condition, the first end of the second support surface element being located adjacent to the second end of the first support element and the second end of the second support surface element being spaced apart from the second end of the first support surface element, the first end of the second support surface element being located adjacent to the front end wall of said container unit when the second support surface unit is in the stored condition and the second end of the second support surface element being located adjacent to the inside surface of the rear end wall of said container unit when the second support surface is in the stored condition, the first surface-defining section of the second support surface element being in abutting contact with the first surface-defining section of the first support surface element when said support surface unit is in the stored condition, a first side wall which connects the first surface-defining section of the second support surface element to the second surface-defining section of the second support surface element and which is located adjacent to the inside surface of the first side wall of said container unit when said support surface unit is in the stored condition, a second side wall which connects the first surface-defining section of the second support surface element to the second surface-defining section of the second support surface element and which is located adjacent to the inside surface of the second side wall of said container unit when said support surface unit is in the stored condition, the second support surface element having a width dimension which extends between the first side wall of the second support surface element and the second side wall of the second support surface element, the width dimension of the second support surface element being equal to the width dimension of the first support surface element, two support leg elements connected to the second surface-defining section of the second support surface element, an umbrella-accommodating hole defined through the second support surface element, the umbrella-accommodating hole in the second support surface element being congruent with the umbrella-accommodating hole in the first support surface element when said support surface unit is in the stored condition, and a hinge unit located on the first end wall of the second support surface element, the hinge unit on the second support surface element being hingeably connected to the hinge unit on the first support surface element, the second support surface element moving between a stored condition which is congruent with the first support surface element and a use condition which is co-planar with the first support surface element, and(3) each support leg element including a mounting bracket fixed to the second surface-defining section of an associated support element of the first and second support elements, a hinge element mounted on the mounting bracket, a first hollow section having proximal end pivotally attached to the hinge element on the mounting bracket associated therewith, a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end and a bore defined between the proximal end and the distal end, a second section telescopingly received in the bore of the first section, the second section having a proximal end slidably attached to the first section of the support leg element, a distal end, and a lock element associated with the first and second sections of each support leg element, each support leg element being pivotally movable between a stored position located adjacent to the second surface defining section of the associated support element and a deployed position extending away from the associated support surface element.2. The pull-out extender system as described in claim 1 further including a cover unit mounted on said passenger land vehicle superadjacent to said container unit when said container unit is mounted in the land vehicle, said cover unit including a plurality of legs which are movable between a stored condition and a deployed condition and which rest on a supporting surface in the deployed condition.