Ladder rack for pickup trucks that swings down for loading
OwnerMark Louis Burkhardtinventor
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Abstract
A ladder rack for a pickup truck can swing from a raised position to a lowered position for loading and retrieving a ladder. The ladder rack includes an upper support section attached with a hinge to a lower support so that the assembly that the ladder attaches to can swing to a horizontal, lowered position. This allows the person installing the ladder, or whatever is being transported such as pipes, canoes, kayaks, and the like, to remain outside the truck box to install and attach the ladder. The ladder can then be rotated upwards with the assistance of a hydraulic cylinder to the travel position and locked in to place with a wire lock pin.
Claims11
A movable truck rack comprising:
- a lower support attachable to a truck box;
- an upper support movable between a travel position, disposed alongside of the lower support, and a loading position, disposed at an angle relative to the lower support;
- a locking mechanism adapted to lock the upper support in the travel position, adjacent to the lower support;
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- a mounting assembly attached to an end of the upper support, the mounting assembly adapted to contain an item to be carried.
A movable truck ladder rack comprising:
- a lower support;
- upper mounting brackets fitting about the lower support and lower mounting brackets fitting on an end of the lower support, the upper and lower mounting brackets attached to a truck box;
- an upper support movable between a travel position, disposed alongside of the lower support, and a loading position, disposed at an angle relative to the lower support;
- a lift assist cylinder disposed between the lower support and a hinge plate pivotably attached to the upper support, the lift assist cylinder operable to assist a user in moving the mounting assembly from the loading position to the travel position;
- a locking mechanism adapted to lock the upper support in the travel position, adjacent to the lower support;
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- a mounting assembly attached to an end of the upper support, the mounting assembly adapted to contain an item to be carried.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.