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US 10,800,464 B2Granted
Pickup truck rack system
OwnerTrent Binleyinventor
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Abstract
A rack system has: a first anchor to connect to a first side wall of a bed of a vehicle below a top of the first side wall and above a floor of the bed; a second anchor to connect to a second side wall of the bed below a top of the second side wall and above the floor; a first angle adjuster rotatably connected to the first anchor and having a first locking mechanism to lock at a first angle and a second angle; a second angle adjuster rotatably connected to the second anchor and having a second locking mechanism to lock at the first angle and the second angle; a first support member connected to the first angle adjuster; a second support member connected to the second angle adjuster; and a cross-member connected between the first support member and the second support member.
Claims20
A rack system comprising:
- a) a first anchor structurally configured to connect to a first side wall of a bed of a vehicle, the first anchor structurally configured to connect to the first side wall in a position that is:
- i) below a top of the first side wall such that the first anchor does not interfere with the top of the first side wall;
- and
- ii) above a floor of the bed;
- b) a second anchor structurally configured to connect to a second side wall of the bed, the second anchor structurally configured to connect to the second side wall in a position that is:
- i) below a top of the second side wall such that the second anchor does not interfere with the top of the second side wall;
- and
- ii) above the floor;
- c) a first angle adjuster:
- i) rotatably connected to the first anchor;
- and
- ii) comprising a first locking mechanism structurally configured to lock at:
- A) a first angle;
- and
- B) a second angle;
- d) a second angle adjuster:
- i) rotatably connected to the second anchor;
- and
- ii) comprising a second locking mechanism structurally configured to lock at:
- A) the first angle;
- and
- B) the second angle;
- e) a first support member connected to the first angle adjuster;
- f) a second support member connected to the second angle adjuster;
- and
- g) a cross-member connected between the first support member and the second support member;
- and
- wherein:
- i) the first angle positions the cross-member higher than a cab height of the vehicle;
- ii) the second angle positions the cross-member lower than the top of the first side wall and the top of the second side wall;
- and
- iii) the first angle adjuster and the second angle adjuster each comprising:
- A) at least one bearing support member each structurally configured to support an inner race of at least one bearing;
- B) an inner tube comprising:
- a) a first outer surface;
- b) a first inner surface structurally configured to be at least partially supported by an outer race of the at least one bearing;
- and
- c) a series of holes;
- and
- C) an outer tube comprising:
- a) a second outer surface;
- b) a second inner surface structurally configured to be at least partially supported by the first outer surface;
- and
- c) at least one alignment hole, wherein alignment of the at least one alignment hole with a first of the series of holes corresponds to the first angle, and wherein alignment of the at least one alignment hole with a second of the series of holes corresponds to the second angle.
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A rack system comprising:
- a) a first anchor structurally configured to connect to a first side wall of a bed of a vehicle, the first anchor structurally configured to connect to the first side wall in a position that is:
- i) below a top of the first side wall such that the first anchor does not interfere with the top of the first side wall;
- and
- ii) above a floor of the bed;
- b) a second anchor structurally configured to connect to a second side wall of the bed, the second anchor structurally configured to connect to the second side wall in a position that is:
- i) below a top of the second side wall such that the second anchor does not interfere with the top of the second side wall;
- and
- ii) above the floor;
- c) a first angle adjuster;
- i) rotatably connected to the first anchor;
- and
- ii) comprising a first locking mechanism structurally configured to lock at:
- A) a first angle;
- and
- B) a second angle;
- and
- d) a second angle adjuster;
- i) rotatably connected to the second anchor;
- and
- ii) comprising a second locking mechanism structurally configured to lock at:
- A) the first angle;
- and
- B) the second angle;
- e) a first support member connected to the first angle adjuster;
- f) a second support member connected to the second angle adjuster;
- and
- g) a cross-member connected between the first support member and the second support member;
- and
- wherein:
- i) the first angle positions the cross-member higher than a cab height of the vehicle;
- ii) the second angle positions the cross-member lower than the top of the first side wall and the top of the second side wall;
- and
- iii) the first angle adjuster and the second angle adjuster each comprising:
- A) at least one bearing support member each structurally configured to support an inner race of at least one bearing;
- B) an inner tube comprising:
- a) a first outer surface;
- b) a first inner surface structurally configured to be at least partially supported by an outer race of the at least one bearing;
- and
- c) at least one alignment hole;
- and
- C) and outer tube comprising:
- a) a second outer surface;
- b) a second inner surface structurally configured to be at least partially supported by the first outer surface;
- and
- c) a series of holes, wherein alignment of the at least one alignment hole with a first of the series of holes corresponds to the first angle, and wherein alignment of the at least one alignment hole with a second of the series of holes corresponds to the second angle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.