Truck bed foldable shelf
A truck bed foldable shelf includes a platform and a support hingedly attached to the platform with a first hinge at one end and hingedly attached to a truck bed rim at an opposing end with a second hinge, spaced apart from the first hinge, such that the shelf is configured to freely hang under the lip in a stowed position and lie in a horizontal orientation in a raised position.
1. A truck bed foldable shelf comprising:
a platform; and
a support hingedly attached to the platform with a first hinge at one end and hingedly attached to a truck bed rim at an opposing end with a second hinge, spaced apart from the first hinge, such that the shelf is configured to freely hang under the rim in a stowed position and lie in a horizontal orientation in a raised position.
2. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the shelf in the raised position lies flush with a side edge of the rim.
3. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the second hinge is attachable to a top edge of the rim.
4. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the truck bed rim includes a headboard, tailgate, or box side.
5. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the platform is extendable at both of its lateral ends to extend a width of the truck bed in the raised position.
6. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the platform has a greater length than the support.
7. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the support has a length equal to a height of the rim.
8. A truck bed foldable shelf comprising:
a platform;
a support hingedly attached to the platform with a first hinge at one end and hingedly attached to a truck bed headboard lip at an opposing end with a second hinge, spaced apart from the first hinge, such that the shelf is configured to freely hang under the lip in a stowed position and lie in a horizontal orientation in a raised position; and
a headache rack pivotably coupled to the platform at the first hinge.
9. The shelf of claim 8 , wherein the rack stands in a vertical orientation.
10. The shelf of claim 8 , wherein the rack extends perpendicularly to the platform.
11. The shelf of claim 8 , wherein the rack has dimensions exceeding at least one dimension of a truck back window.
12. The shelf of claim 8 , wherein the rack comprises a solid material including a pattern of apertures.
13. The shelf of claim 8 , wherein at least one dimension of the rack and the platform differ.
14. The shelf of claim 8 , wherein the platform is extendable at both of its lateral ends to extend a width of the truck bed in the raised position.
15. The shelf of claim 8 , wherein the shelf in the raised position lies flush with a side edge of the lip.
16. A truck bed foldable shelf comprising:
a platform;
a support hingedly attached to the platform with a first hinge at one end and hingedly attached to a truck bed rim at an opposing end with a second hinge, spaced apart from the first hinge, such that the shelf is configured to freely hang under the rim in a stowed position and lie in a horizontal orientation in a raised position; and
one or more legs hingedly attached to the platform with a third hinge spaced apart from the first hinge, the one or more legs being extendable in the raised position to support the platform.
17. The shelf of claim 16 , wherein the one or more legs are telescoping to enable raising a second end of the platform at various heights.
18. The shelf of claim 16 , wherein the one or more legs have a rubberized ending to decrease friction between the legs and a bottom of the truck bed.
19. The shelf of claim 16 , wherein the truck bed rim includes a headboard, tailgate, or box side.
20. The shelf of claim 16 , further comprising a headache rack pivotably coupled to the platform at the first hinge.