Magnetic Vehicle Rack

A vehicle rack comprising:

• an elongated body formed primarily from a flexible polymeric material including, a length of the elongated body dimensioned to laterally span a substantial portion of a exterior surface of a vehicle, a proximal end and a distal end;
• a magnetic base element having a generally planar bottom surface, the magnetic base element including one or more permanent magnets coupled in planar alignment with the bottom surface thereof, the one or more permanent magnets having sufficient magnetic attractive force to maintain the vehicle rack and elongated payload anchored thereto magnetically coupled to the non-planar vehicle surface under both static and dynamic load conditions;
• an upper support element aligned generally in parallel with the magnetic base element and dimensioned to receive an elongated payload thereupon intermediate the proximal and distal ends;
• an aperture spanning a long dimension of the elongated body intermediate the upper support and magnetic base elements, the aperture dimensioned to receive therethrough an incurvate spine in an axial rotational relationship within the elongated body such that a curvature of the incurvate spine is in conformational alignment with the exterior surface of the vehicle;
• the incurvate spine formed from a generally rigid material and longitudinally dimensioned to extend through the aperture beyond the length of the elongated body;
• means for anchoring an elongated payload to the upper support element of the vehicle rack.

A vehicle rack comprising:

• an elongated body constructed from a deformable polymeric material, the elongated body having a generally arciform cross-sectional profile, an oblate top surface and a planar bottom surface;
• an aperture dimensioned to axially receive an incurvate spine in a slidable and snug fit relationship;
• the incurvate spine configured to conform with a non-planar surface of a vehicle by coincident engagement with an internal structure maintained with the elongated body;
• one or more permanent magnets disposed along the bottom surface of the elongated body having sufficient magnetic attractive force to conform the elongated body to the non-planar surface of the vehicle;
• a plurality of restraints adapted to anchor an elongated payload to the vehicle rack at symmetric contralateral positions in which an axial centerline of the incurvate spine converges with a centroidal axis of the incurvate spine.