Open side wall mount rack
AssigneeMarquette Mounts
InventorRobert Martin
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Abstract
The present teaching are related to an article comprising: a.) a horizontal rail capable of bearing loads; b.) affixed to the horizontal rail are two or more vertical support rails wherein the distance between the vertical support rails may be varied; c.) affixed to the horizontal rail are two or more carrying rails wherein the carrying rails are capable of carrying a load wherein the carrying rails may be moved to multiple positions; wherein the horizontal rail may be affixed to the vertical support rails and the carrying rails are affixed to the horizontal rail, and the vertical support rails are adapted to be affixed to a side wall of the bed of a pick-up truck.
Claims20
An article comprising:
- a horizontal rail wherein a smaller tube nests within a larger tube creating a telescoping rail, wherein one or more support rails are attached perpendicularly to the smaller tube, one or more support rails are attached perpendicularly to the larger tube, one or more rail mounting brackets are attached in parallel on an upper side of the smaller tube, one or more rail mounting brackets are attached in parallel on the upper side of the larger tube;
- the support rails have a hollow post extending downward from the horizontal rail, into a pocket hole insert, wherein a mounting bolt head rests on a base of the hollow post while a mounting bolt body extends through a hole in a rim base of the hollow post continuing through the pocket hole insert;
- the rail mounting brackets have a bracket, with one or more tube receivers secured perpendicularly on top of the bracket, a carrying rail is disposed in the tube receiver;
- wherein the article is adapted to be secured to a side of a vehicle with open rear sides to secure one or more objects in line with the side of the vehicle with open rear sides.
An article comprising:
- a mounting rail system wherein a smaller tube nesting within a larger tube creating a telescoping rail, wherein one or more posts are attached perpendicularly to the smaller tube, one or more posts are attached perpendicularly to the larger tube, one or more rail mounting brackets are attached in parallel on an upper side of the smaller tube, one or more rail mounting brackets are attached in parallel on the upper side of the larger tube;
- the posts have a hallow post extending downward from the telescoping rail, with a mounting bolt running through it into a pocket hole insert, wherein a mounting bolt head rests on a base of the hollow post white a mounting bolt body extends through a hole in a rim base of the hollow post continuing through the pocket hole insert wherein the pocket hole insert has a wedge assembly, with a shim running along two opposing sides of the wedge assembly beginning at the rim base of the hollow post to below the wedge assembly;
- the rail mounting brackets have a bracket, with one or more tube receiver secured perpendicularly on top of the bracket, a mounting tube is then placed into the tube receiver;
- the mounting rail system is secured to a side of a vehicle with open rear sides to secure one or more cargo containers and/or sports equipment racks in line with the side of the vehicle with open rear sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.