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US 2002/0153397 A1Published application
Boat-carrying rack
OwnerRobert E. Suttoninventor
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A boat-carrying rack which is removably fitted to the bed of a pickup truck for carrying a pirogue or other lightweight boat on the truck. In a preferred embodiment, the boat-carrying rack is characterized by an elongated, rectangular rack frame having a pair of fixed outriggers and two pairs of padded, lever-operated foot plates mounted on adjustable outriggers which are selectively extended from opposite sides of the rack frame, respectively, to engage the opposing side walls of the pickup truck bed and removably secure the rack frame in the bed. The rack frame receives the boat, and a bow mount provided on the front end of the rack frame is removably fastened to the bow of the boat by means of a cord. A pair of upward-standing boat guides provided on respective sides of the rack frame receive an adjustable tie-down strap for securing the boat on the rack frame. The padded foot plates can be selectively disengaged from a common side wall of the pickup truck bed to facilitate removing the boat-carrying rack from the truck, as desired.
A boat-carrying rack for mounting in the bed of a pickup truck and carrying a boat, said boat-carrying rack comprising:
A boat-carrying rack for mounting in the bed of a pickup truck and carrying a boat, said boat-carrying rack comprising:
A boat-carrying rack for mounting in the bed of a pickup truck and carrying a boat, said boat-carrying rack comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.