# US 12,110,065 B2 · Cargo rack for utility task vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,110,065 B2 - Document ID: US12110065B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/133,716 - Filed: 2023-04-12 - Published: 2023-08-10 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2020-10-07 - Assignees: Omega Solutions, Inc. - Applicants: Omega Solutions, Inc. - Inventors: Russell K. Roberson; Jeremy T. Brogdon; Stanford S. Austin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12110065B2 ## CPC - B60R 11/06: for tools or spare parts (for vehicle roof parts B60J7/20; for spare wheels B62D) - B62D 33/0207: {Connections of movable or detachable racks or stanchions to platforms} - B60R 9/06: at vehicle front or rear {(rear luggage compartments within vehicle extensible externally of the vehicle body B60R5/041)} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract A cargo rack for a utility task vehicle that includes a cargo bed that is fastenable to a bed of a utility task vehicle and side supports that are fastenable both to the cargo bed of the cargo rack and to the utility task vehicle. The cargo rack has an up position and a down position when fastened to the bed of the utility task vehicle. The side supports are fastened to the cargo bed and to the utility task vehicle when the cargo rack is in the up position, but the cargo bed is fastened to the bed of the utility task vehicle without the side supports when the cargo rack is in the down position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cargo rack for a utility task vehicle, comprising: a cargo bed, wherein a bottom of said cargo bed is supported by a frame, wherein said frame is fastenable to opposing sides of a bed of a utility task vehicle; and a plurality of side supports, wherein a first end of each of said plurality of side supports is configured to be fastened to said frame, wherein a second end of each of said plurality of side supports is configured to be fastened to one of said opposing sides of said bed of said utility task vehicle, wherein said cargo rack has an up position and a down position when fastened to said bed of said utility task vehicle, wherein each of said plurality of side supports are fastened to said frame and to one of said opposing sides of said bed of said utility task vehicle when said cargo rack is in said up position and wherein said plurality of side supports are not fastened to said frame or to said one of said opposing sides of said bed of said utility task vehicle when said cargo rack is in said down position, wherein said bottom of said cargo bed is positioned above said opposing sides of said bed of said utility task vehicle when said cargo rack is in said down position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cargo rack of claim 1, further comprising a divider positioned in said cargo bed of said cargo rack. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The cargo rack of claim 2, wherein said divider comprises a handle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The cargo rack of claim 2, wherein said divider comprises openings operable for securing goods to said divider. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The cargo rack of claim 2, wherein a portion of said divider is received in a slot in a bottom of said cargo bed of said cargo rack to secure said divider to said bed of said cargo rack. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cargo rack of claim 1, further comprising a headache rack fastenable to said utility task vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cargo rack of claim 6, wherein said headache rack comprises a frame and a plurality of side plates attached to said frame. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cargo rack of claim 1, wherein said plurality of side supports comprises a first side support and a second side support, wherein a first side panel is attached between said first side support and said second side support. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The cargo rack of claim 8, wherein a second side panel is attached between said first side support and said second side support, wherein said first side panel and said second side panel are attached on opposite sides of said first side support and said second side support, wherein a compartment is formed between said first side panel and said second side panel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cargo rack of claim 9, wherein a third side panel and a fourth side panel are attached between said first side support and said second side support, wherein said third side panel and said fourth side panel are attached on opposite sides of said first side support and said second side support, wherein said third side panel is positioned below said first side panel and said fourth side panel is positioned below said second side panel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The cargo rack of claim 8, wherein said first side panel comprises openings operable for securing goods to said first side panel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The cargo rack of claim 8, wherein said first side support comprises a handle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The cargo rack of claim 1, wherein a standoff tube is attached to an exterior surface of said cargo bed of said cargo rack. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The cargo rack of claim 1, wherein said frame of said cargo bed of said cargo rack is fastenable to said bed of said utility task vehicle with quick release fasteners. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The cargo rack of claim 1, wherein said plurality of side supports are fastenable to said frame of said cargo bed of said cargo rack and to said utility task vehicle with quick release fasteners. ### Claim 16 A cargo rack for a utility task vehicle, comprising: a cargo bed, wherein a bottom of said cargo bed is supported by a frame, wherein said frame is fastened to opposing sides of a bed of a utility task vehicle; and a plurality of removable side supports, wherein a first end of each of said plurality of side supports is configured to be fastened to said frame, wherein a second end of each of said plurality of side supports is configured to be fastened to one of said opposing sides of said bed of said utility task vehicle, wherein said cargo rack has an up position and a down position when fastened to said opposing sides of said bed of said utility task vehicle, wherein each of said plurality of side supports are fastened to said frame and to one of said opposing sides of said bed of said utility task vehicle when said cargo rack is in said up position and wherein said plurality of side supports are removed from said frame when said cargo rack is converted from said up position to said down position. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The cargo rack of claim 16, wherein said frame is fastened to said bed of said utility task vehicle with quick release fasteners.