Skeleton for truck bed and convertible top
AssigneeNicholas J. Singer
InventorNicholas J. Singer
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Abstract
A rack for a truck, SUV or vehicle is disclosed herein which allows the user to lift a load above a roof of the vehicle. The load can be secured to the roof via the rack. Rotating rails are attached to a stationary rails. The stationary rails are mounted to the roof of the vehicle. A basket may be traversably slideable from the rotating rails to the stationary rails. The rotating rails may be lifted up after loading a basket to also lift the basket and the load up and allow the basket to slide onto the stationary rails. Once the basket and load are on the stationary rails, the basket is locked into place with a lock so that the load remains in place while the user is driving.
Claims11
A vehicle storage system attached to a vehicle, the vehicle storage system comprising:
- left top rail attached to a top of a vehicle;
- right top rail attached to the top of the vehicle;
- left ramp rail pivotally attached to the left top rail;
- right ramp rail pivotally attached to the right top rail;
- a storage container is slidable on the left and right ramp rails while the left and right ramp rails remain stationary in a deployed position, the storage container is slidable on the left and right top rails;
- a mount support system attached to a rear end portion of the vehicle and pivotally attached to the left and right ramp rails, the left and right ramp rails and the mount support system traversable between a storage position and a deployed position;
- wherein the left and right ramp rails transition towards a horizontal position as the mount support system transitions to the deployed position so that the storage container can be moved from the top of the vehicle to a backside of the vehicle.
A method of lowering a storage container from a top of a vehicle to a rear side of the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- rotating left and right ramp rails;
- rotating a mount support system;
- affixing the left and right ramp rails to a rear end portion of the vehicle with the mount support system so that the left and right ramp rails are in the deployed position;
- after the rotating steps and the affixing steps, sliding the storage container on the left and right top rails onto the left and right ramp rails to move the storage container from the top of the vehicle to the rear side of the vehicle while the left and right ramp rails remain stationary in the deployed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.