Trunk mountable equipment rack
OwnerChanyoung Jeonginventor
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Abstract
A trunk-mountable equipment rack includes a frame having a cross member and a plurality of legs. The legs have straps attached that are capable of extending to couple the legs to the trunk of a vehicle. These straps allow the equipment rack to be placed on and secured to different sizes and shapes of trunks of vehicles. The invention also includes support bars for securing equipment to the equipment rack for transportation on a vehicle.
Claims41
An equipment rack mountable in a secure fashion to a vehicle trunk, the equipment rack comprising:
- a frame having a cross member disposed between a plurality of legs, said legs including rear legs and front legs;
- a plurality of strap housing assemblies coupled to the front and rear legs for securing the frame to a vehicle;
- and
- at least one equipment support bar, the at least one equipment support bar coupled to the cross member.
A mountable equipment rack for a vehicle trunk, the mountable equipment rack comprising:
- a pair of arcuately oriented front legs operatively disposed to a pair of arcuately oriented rear legs;
- and
- at least one strap housing assembly coupled to a leg.
A method of storing equipment on a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a frame having a plurality of legs including front and rear legs, the front legs being oppositely disposed to the rear legs, and a plurality of strap housing assemblies coupled to said front and rear legs;
- securing the plurality of legs to a vehicle;
- and
- positioning at least one equipment support bar relative to said front and rear legs, the equipment support bar being capable of holding at least one piece of equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.