Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
296003000 | Racks | 28 |
20080203750 | Load Carriers for Vehicles - A load carrier for coupling to a vehicle. The load carrier includes a loading frame and a supporting arch that extends substantially upwardly from and transversely to the loading frame. The supporting arch is divisible into first and second arch parts, each of which arch parts is pivotally coupled to the loading frame such that, when divided, each of the first and second arch parts is configured to be pivoted down to a storage position lying substantially level with the loading frame. The arch parts are configured to be interlocked to each other into an in-use position, in which the first and said second arch parts substantially alone form the supporting arch. | 08-28-2008 |
20080211247 | Cargo rack for pickup truck - A pickup truck cargo rack is designed for easy mounting to and removal from a truck bed. The cargo rack is adjustable such that cargo support members may be raised to carry large items such as boats, kayaks, lumber, pipe, etc. The cargo support members may also be lowered such that they are spaced only a small distance above the outer side edges of the truck bed enclosure. The lower position of the cargo support members may be used when only small items are to be carried or when it is desired to have the bars essentially out of the field of view of a driver looking at the rearview mirror. | 09-04-2008 |
20080265600 | System and method for loading vehicles onto the cargo bed of a transporting vehicle - A system and method for loading one or more vehicles onto the cargo bed of a transporting vehicle such as a pickup truck or trailer is presented. The system includes a supporting located at the front of the cargo bed above the plane of the cargo bed and one or more ramps. The ramps and the supporting are adapted to connect to and remove from each other such that the ramps are secured inside the cargo bed at an angle above the plane of the cargo bed of the transporting vehicle. This system provides additional clearance and storage space in the cargo bed. In a preferred embodiment where the transporting vehicle is a pickup truck, the supporting also functions as a headache rack or a ladder rack. A method of using this system to load one or more vehicles is also presented. | 10-30-2008 |
20080309107 | FRAME FOR BUILDING A VEHICULAR BODY WITH A LOAD BEARING SUPPORT SYSTEM - A skeleton or frame for building a vehicular body of a cargo vehicle with a load bearing support system for supporting one or more levels of accessories to provide one or more additional levels of load bearing surfaces. The frame comprises at least two side portions comprising a plurality of longitudinally spaced sidewall posts and at least one transverse member connecting the two side frames for mounting various panels (e.g., a roof, floor, wall, door, window, sunroof, refrigerator unit, air conditioner unit, etc.) and accessories (e.g., a shelf, drawer, bin, cabinet, platform, cot, sliding rack, bucket, bench and the like). | 12-18-2008 |
20090026783 | STORABLE TRUCK RACK SYSTEM - A truck rack system comprising at least two T-bars, a means for storing the T-bars and a means for connecting the T-bars to the truck at different locations and at different positions to create a rack and to facilitate towing. The means for storing the T-bars comprises a pair of sleeves for each T-bar attached to the bottom of the truck on left and right sides. The elongate portion of the T-bar is tightly received in the pair of sleeves for storing. The means for connecting the T-bar to create the rack comprises holes on front and rear bumpers of the truck for connecting the T-bars vertically. The means for connecting the T-bar to facilitate towing comprises at least two hooks and a tow hitch hole on the T-bar and at least two holes on front and rear | 01-29-2009 |
20090026784 | Disassemblable truck rack having gusset and improved bedrail mounting system - A rack for pickup trucks configured to carry cargo above the truck bed. The rack is easily installed on and removed from the truck without requiring drilling or other modifications to the truck and is configured to carry heavy loads while utilizing lightweight materials. The rack has a pair of rack assemblies that each comprise a span member, a downwardly disposed engaging member attached to the span member, a leg member engaged at its upper end with the engaging member, a gusset member interconnecting the span, engaging and leg members and an improved clamp assembly to removably secure the rack to the truck bedrails. One span member is partially received in the other span member to form an interconnected span member. Preferably, for added strength, the engaging member is outwardly inclined and configured to be received inside the tubular upper end of the inwardly inclined leg member. | 01-29-2009 |
20090096236 | TRUCK BED RACK - The present invention comprises various embodiments of a rack that is adapted for the bed of a pickup truck for securing ramps, ladders and the like. The rack comprises two spaced apart vertical support members. Each vertical support member comprises two spaced apart U-support assemblies. Each of the resulting four U-support assemblies are independently and slidably adjustable relative to the other U-support assemblies. In the preferred embodiment, the slidable adjustment capabilities of the U-support assemblies comprises infinite adjustability. Thus, the present invention allows for securing ramps, ladders and the like having varying widths. | 04-16-2009 |
20090160205 | CROSS BAR OF ROOF CARRIER FOR VEHICLES - Disclosed is a cross bar of a roof carrier for vehicles, which is transversely mounted between side bars provided on opposite sides of a roof in such a way as to move between the side bars, and uses one wire to provide a simple structure. The cross bar includes locking pins, a wire, and a handle. The locking pins are provided on opposite ends of a bar body in such a way as to be elastically ejected out and be selectively locked to side bars. The wire is provided in the bar body and couples the locking pins to each other. The handle is provided between the locking pins to hold the wire and is constructed to be elastically restored to an original state thereof after the handle is rotated, so that, when the handle is rotated, the wire is wound to retract the locking pins into the bar body. | 06-25-2009 |
20090189403 | Adjustable Lift Assembly for Vehicle and Method - The present disclosure is directed to an adjustable lift assembly for a flatbed vehicle such as a pickup truck. The adjustable lift assembly includes an extendible vertical member located at each corner of a vehicle flatbed. A frame is attached to an upper portion of each extendible vertical member. The frame rises and lowers with extension and retraction of the extendible vertical support members. Each extendible vertical member is placed through a respective support collar. The support collars support and maintain the extendible vertical members parallel to each other when the vehicle moves. The present adjustable lift assembly is lightweight and provides stable elevated support for a flatbed vehicle with little or no impediment to the storage area of the vehicle flatbed. | 07-30-2009 |
20090195006 | GROCERY BAG HOLDER INTEGRATED WITH A TONNEAU COVER FEATURE - This invention provides a retractable, pivotable, slidable, and removable horizontal bar device designed for containing a cover to shield the rear compartment of an automobile from view. The bar also provides for securely holding in place conventional plastic bags when such bags, filled with groceries or other items, are being transported in a vehicle, maintaining the bags in an upright, suspended position on or above the floor of the interior trunk or cargo compartment of an automobile. A pair of the bars and holding systems may be used to further provide a detachable and removable cross support bar and dual covers to cover the entire rear compartment of an automobile. | 08-06-2009 |
20090200820 | Convertible pick up truck tent camper/lumber rack - Many attempts have been made to create tent campers for pickup trucks but this is the first to create a lumber rack for a pickup truck that has the look and appeal of a lumber rack and which can be quickly converted to the framework of a tent camper that is exceptionally large and roomy providing off the floor sleeping areas as well as over the cab storage areas without additional framework which must be stored separately from the lumber rack framework. | 08-13-2009 |
20090322111 | VEHICLE RACK - A vehicle rack system including a framework including a driver's side portion, a passenger's side portion and a front portion extending therebetween. The driver's side and the passenger's side portions being triangular in configuration and having a lower frame piece for mounting to a side bed of a vehicle and a downwardly sloping upper frame piece. The upper frame pieces of the driver's side portion and the passenger's side portion may diverge in a rearward direction from the front portion. The system includes a covering for providing a sheltered environment for the vehicle's cargo bed. The covering includes driver's side and passenger's side panels that are removably insertable into the side portions. The covering also includes a cover spanning between the driver's side portion and the passenger's side portion. It is contemplated that the driver's side portion may be constructed as a mirror image of the passenger's side portion. | 12-31-2009 |
20100096872 | CARGO SYSTEM FOR CARGO AREA OF VEHICLE - A cargo system for use within the cargo area of a vehicle. The cargo system has an elongated crossbar and at least two brackets for supporting the crossbar while it spans the cargo area. The brackets may adapt a roof top storage rack for use in the cargo area or bed of a truck. The brackets may engage standard truck bed components such as D-rings, deck rails, and cleats to secure the cargo system. The cargo system may be positioned anywhere in the cargo area depending upon the positions, i.e., sidewall or bottom, of the supports for the brackets. | 04-22-2010 |
20110127790 | DEVICE CAPABLE OF MODULATION BY EXPANSION OR COMPACTION FOR FORMING A PROTECTION AND TRANSPORT STRUCTURE AT THE BACK AND AT THE HEIGHT OF THE ROOF OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - An automatic modulatable device that forms a high structure at the rear of a motor vehicle or that retracts to behind the front seats. The invention relates to a transport and protection device of structure that can be modulated to: form a structure in which all of the elements are connected to constitute a linkage so that it can be modulated solely by applying pressure, with its high frame damping the forces generated by the energy from the load in the event of a front impact, and that folds vertically and horizontally to behind the front seats to form protection for the cab. This structure is made up of a central support ( | 06-02-2011 |
20120256436 | DECK PANEL FOR CARGO CARRYING VEHICLE - The combination of a cargo carrying vehicle and a deck panel. The cargo carrying vehicle has a storage space and a plurality of parallel elongate load beams in the space. A lower surface of the deck panel engages each of the first and second elongate load beams. The body has a plurality of discrete components depending from the lower surface that are abuttable to the load beams to thereby limit shifting of the deck panel. The upper surface has at least a first opening and the lower surface has at least a first complementary projection. A second deck panel, the same as the first deck panel, can be stacked on the first deck panel so that a corresponding at least first projection on the second deck panel extends into the at least first opening to maintain the first and second deck panels in a predetermined stacked relationship. | 10-11-2012 |
20120313393 | Pickup truck tailgate accessory drill-less adapter - A tailgate accessory drill-less adapter for connecting a tailgate accessory to a tailgate portion of a pick-up truck includes an elongated body having a first side, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, the first side edge having a tailgate latch bolt slot transverse to the first side edge and through the elongated body, the slot positioned a predefined distance from the bottom edge, and an offset hook anchor having a hook portion and a hook body portion, the offset hook anchor connected to the first side adjacent to but spaced from the second side edge where the hook portion is adjustably extendable. | 12-13-2012 |
20130093203 | LADDER RACK FOR PICKUP TRUCKS THAT SWINGS DOWN FOR LOADING - A ladder rack for a pickup truck can swing from a raised position to a lowered position for loading and retrieving a ladder. The ladder rack includes an upper support section attached with a hinge to a lower support so that the assembly that the ladder attaches to can swing to a horizontal, lowered position. This allows the person installing the ladder, or whatever is being transported such as pipes, canoes, kayaks, and the like, to remain outside the truck box to install and attach the ladder. The ladder can then be rotated upwards with the assistance of a hydraulic cylinder to the travel position and locked in to place with a wire lock pin. | 04-18-2013 |
20130229025 | Folding Roof Rack for Vehicle - Disclosed is a roof rack for carrying cargo items with a pickup truck. The device comprises a load bar for supporting cargo items, a pair of telescoping uprights attached to the load bar, and a pair of mounts attached at a first end to the telescoping uprights, and to the side rails of the pickup truck at a second end. The load bar, telescoping uprights, and mounts are movable from an extended position to a folded position. This allows the uprights to be extended for use when carrying cargo items, and folded down for storage. The rack permits a user to transport large items with a pickup truck without requiring use of the pickup bed. | 09-05-2013 |
20130257075 | MODULAR LOAD SUPPORT AND ATTACHMENT APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A modular apparatus and system for supporting and attaching of loads to a vehicle, permanently or temporarily installable on vehicles, particularly on side walls of pick up truck beds, and also work trucks, and vans, in a variety of configurations for adapting to different loads, and providing a multitude of discrete attachment points for ratcheting straps and the like for securing the loads. Also utilizes elongate channels configured for receiving various embodiments of rails, each rail including an elongate array or pattern of attachment slots configured and operable for attachment of fittings or locking or latching mechanisms for securing items for supporting and securing loads. Also can incorporate an upstanding rack structure utilizing upstanding support elements mounted on or in connection with the sidewalls with or in place of the rails, and optional cross members configurable variously for supporting loads in a variety of arrangements. | 10-03-2013 |
20130300143 | TRUCK BED PAYLOAD SUPPORT AND METHOD OF USE - A Truck Bed Payload Support having a plurality of side stakes having a horizontal bar extending between the side stakes. The side stakes fitted into the rear truck side stake holes. Legs supporting the horizontal bar where the legs rest on the truck bed. The horizontal bar is higher than the tailgate and truck side beds. | 11-14-2013 |
20140138974 | VEHICLE MAT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and a method for preventing damage to a vehicle caused by a rack mounted thereon and by a load mounted on the rack. The system and the method use a leash and an alarm system to alert at least the driver when the load becomes disengaged from the rack. Thereby, the system and the method may prevent damage to other vehicles when the load becomes disengaged from the rack. | 05-22-2014 |
20140167436 | Adjustable Truck Rack - A reversible rear cargo carrying member that is raked at a selectable forward or rear angle with respect to the vertical and which is selectably positioned in one of a plurality of selectable positions along rails of a truck bed. | 06-19-2014 |
20140191527 | MODULAR LOAD SUPPORT AND ATTACHMENT APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - The apparatus and system for supporting and attaching loads on a vehicle, is adapted for installation on side walls of pick up truck beds, providing discrete attachment points for ratcheting straps and the like for securing the loads. The attachment points include attachment slots incorporated along rails on or incorporated with the tops of the walls. The rails can be integrated into a cap structure mounted on or integrated with the upper surface of the wall, or formed in the wall when manufactured, and the rails can extend along all or a part of the length of the wall. If mounted on the top of a wall, the rail can be permanently or removably integrated with the cap structure, and mounted in a variety of manners, including with fasteners or clamps, such as in existing stake holes. | 07-10-2014 |
20140197653 | COLLAPSIBLE TRUCK RACK AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A collapsible truck rack that can be assembled and disassembled easily without the use of tools. The rack can be stored in the interior periphery of the truck bed so as not to appreciable diminish the capacity of the truck bed for the placement therein of items to be transported. The rack does not increase the profile of the vehicle when in the collapsed position and therefore reduces drag during transport. An X-load is added to reduce shift of the load during turns. An optional brace can be bolted to the top surface of the periphery of the truck bed. An optional canvas cover can be used to cover the collapsed rack to secure and protect the rack when not in use. | 07-17-2014 |
20140300123 | UPPER FRAME POSITION HOLDING STRUCTURE AND AMBULANCE VIBRATION-PROOF RACK HAVING UPPER FRAME POSITION HOLDING STRUCTURE - An upper frame swingable between an inclined posture and a substantially horizontal posture along a trajectory of movement of a four-bar linkage is held in the substantially horizontal posture by a simple operation when necessary. A front link mechanism control gives an external force for pushing down an operation member to thereby control a front link mechanism so as to displace the upper frame rearward while lowering a front side of the upper frame. Since a displacement direction for bringing the upper frame into the substantially horizontal posture and an operation direction for locking the front link mechanism or a rear link mechanism by the operation of the operation member are substantially the same direction, it is possible to perform two movements, the displacement movements to the substantially horizontal posture and the locking movements, only by operating the operation member in a predetermined direction. | 10-09-2014 |
20150028616 | INDUSTRIAL CART WITH INTERCHANGEABLE ACCESSORIES - An industrial cart has an accessory mounted thereon. A locking mechanism is provided for securing the cart and accessory together. The locking mechanism can be disengaged to remove the accessory from the cart. | 01-29-2015 |
20150336513 | VEHICLE RACK - A vehicle rack for hauling one or more personal recreational vehicles is provided. In one example embodiment, a vehicle rack may be adjustable to allow one or more personal recreation vehicles to be stored above a vehicle's cargo area allowing the vehicle to also tow a trailer. | 11-26-2015 |
20160059906 | MODULAR TRUCK BED RACK SYSTEM AND PORTIONS THEREOF - A rack system that is configured to allow the omission of cross bars. The cross bars can be easily removable and replaceable or can be adjustable along a length of the rack system. In some configurations, the rack system includes at least one side support arrangement comprising a first vertical support and a second vertical support. Two or more side support arrangements can be provided on each side of the truck bed. Pairs of support arrangements on one side of the truck bed can be connected by one or more longitudinal supports. Accessories, such as tool boxes or gas cans, can be connected to the one or more longitudinal supports. | 03-03-2016 |