# US 11,304,516 B2 · Equipment mounting system

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- Number: US 11,304,516 B2
- Document ID: US11304516B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/334,391
- Filed: 2021-05-28
- Published: 2021-12-02
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2020-05-29
- Applicants: Stillwater Consulting, LLC
- Inventors: Christopher Lance McCardle; Gregg Allen Wicken
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11304516B2

## CPC

- A47B 81/00: Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis
- B60R 9/12: for skis
- A47B 45/00: Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features enabling enlarging in height, length, or depth (sectional furniture A47B87/00)
- B60R 9/06: at vehicle front or rear {(rear luggage compartments within vehicle extensible externally of the vehicle body B60R5/041)}
- B60R 9/08: specially adapted for sports gear (vehicles specially adapted for carrying aeroplanes, for carrying boats B60P)
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A mounting system utilizing multidirectional pivoting, retracting, extending, and vertical lift to allow it to fit longer items diagonally into truck beds, cargo vehicles, mobile trailers, or other vehicles; and making moving or removing the equipment stored therein much easier. The mounting system is also designed to be installed inside the bed of a truck and still allow for a “bed cover” or tonneau cover to be used over the mounting system so that the mounting system and equipment mounted therein remain safely inside the vehicle. The mounting system and attached equipment can easily be removed while not in use and re-attached to secondary mounting location for safe storage.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vehicular equipment mounting system comprising:
a headrail attachable to said vehicle;
a forward connection assembly attached to said headrail wherein said forward connection assembly is capable of sliding back and forth along said headrail after said headrail is attached to said vehicle;
an aft connection assembly;
a base;
two or more parallel telescoping beams
wherein said beams connect said forward connection assembly to said aft connection assembly; and
wherein said beams, said aft connection assembly, and said base are capable of sliding side to side, backwards and forwards, and diagonally, relative to said headrail while said headrail stays fixed in relation to said attachable vehicle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said two or more parallel telescoping beams can be moved lengthwise against said headrail.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said two or more parallel telescoping beams can lock into position.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said telescoping beams comprise central beam structures from which slidable forward and rear sections extend from each beam and lock into position.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The mounting system of claim 4, further comprising a retainer to fix said forward and rear sections to a specific extension.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The mounting system of claim 4, further comprising a mounting bracket connected to said central beam structure.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The mounting system of claim 4, wherein a mounting bracket is connected to said slidable rear sections.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said headrail is telescoping and can lock into position.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The mounting system of claim 8, wherein said headrail can be pressure fit between two opposing walls.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said headrail is capable of attaching to mounting rails attached to a vehicle that are horizontal relative to said beams.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The mounting system of claim 10, wherein said headrail is capable of attaching to standard factory installed truck bed T-track mounting rails.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said headrail and said base can be adjusted vertically and lock into position.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said aft connection assembly further comprises said base.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The mounting system of claim 1, further comprising a mounting bracket for skis.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The mounting system of claim 1, further comprising a mounting bracket for snowboards.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said base can be used as a pivot point for a user to slide said forward connection assembly along said headrail and wherein said forward connection assembly connected to said headrail can be used as a pivot point to move said base in any horizontal direction relative to said headrail.