Abstract: A tailgate is attached to a truck bed in a vertical position across the opening. A rear shaft and a front shaft extend across the truck bed, and a pair of chains travel around sprockets near each end of the rear shaft and the front shaft. A motor rotates the front shaft to move the chains, thus moving the tailgate upward and forward through the truck bed. The tailgate can be temporarily attached to the sides of the truck bed in a selected position, or it can be raised into a spoiler position. The tailgate may also be manually operable between positions.

Abstract: A vehicle tailgate extender includes an extension member retractably mounted between inner and outer tailgate walls. The extension member is movable between operative and stowed positions, wherein the stowed position of the extension members is substantially entirely enclosed by the tailgate walls. In the operative position the extension member extends from an opening in a top surface of the tailgate located intermediate the tailgate walls.