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A hatch back construction (10) for the bed ( 101) of a pick-up truck (100) equipped with a camper shell ( 200) wherein, the construction (10) includes a hatch back member (20) provided with a step shouldered continuous peripheral skirt (21) having an outer portion (21') with a minimum width of 3" an

A hatch back construction (10) for the bed ( 101) of a pick-up truck (100) equipped with a camper shell ( 200) wherein, the construction (10) includes a hatch back member (20) provided with a step shouldered continuous peripheral skirt (21) having an outer portion (21') with a minimum width of 3" and further having an outwardly extending portal sleeve ( 22) equipped with a door element (30) wherein, the hatch back construction (10) expands the effective length of the bed ( 101) of the pick-up truck (100) by a minimum of 5".

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The invention claimed is: 1. A hatch back construction for the bed of a pick-up truck equipped with a camper shell wherein, the construction comprises a hatch back member including a step shouldered skirt having an outer portion with a minimum depth means for mounting the hatch back member so that

The invention claimed is: 1. A hatch back construction for the bed of a pick-up truck equipped with a camper shell wherein, the construction comprises a hatch back member including a step shouldered skirt having an outer portion with a minimum depth means for mounting the hatch back member so that the hatch back member extends rearwardly from the camper shell and the bed of the pick-up truck; and wherein, the step shouldered skirt has an inner portion that is provided with a sealing gasket that comes into contact with both the camper shell and an interior tailgate stop flange of the bed of the pick-up truck. 2. The construction as in claim 1; wherein, the hatch back member has an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the camper shell. 3. The construction as in claim 1; wherein, the hatch back member is provided with a central portion that defines a portal opening adapted to receive a door element. 4. The construction as in claim 3; wherein, said portal opening is formed in a portal sleeve that extends outwardly from the remainder of the hatch back member. 5. The construction as in claim 4; wherein, the hatch back member is provided with a pair of locking dogs that are adapted to engage the opposite sides of the camper shell. 6. The construction as in claim 5; wherein, the hatch back member is further provided with a pair of flange elements that are each provided with an extensible brace element operatively connected to a selected one of the camper shell and the bed of the pick-up truck. 7. The construction as in claim 6; wherein, the hatch back member has an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the camper shell. 8. The construction as in claim 6; wherein, the interior surface of the peripheral skirt is provided with a sealing gasket that comes into contact with both the camper shell and the bed of the pick-up truck. 9. The construction as in claim 7; wherein, the interior surface of the peripheral skirt is provided with a sealing gasket that comes into contact with both the camper shell and the bed of the pick-up truck.