Vehicle Bed Rack System
OwnerTrent Binleyinventor
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Abstract
A rack system has: a first anchor to connect to a first side wall of a bed of a vehicle; a second anchor to connect to a second side wall of the bed; a first angle adjuster rotatably connected to the first anchor and having a first locking mechanism to lock at a first angle and a second angle; a second angle adjuster rotatably connected to the second anchor and having a second locking mechanism to lock at the first angle and the second angle; a first support member connected to the first angle adjuster; a second support member connected to the second angle adjuster; and a cross-member connected between the first support member and the second support member. The angle adjusters each have an inner tube and an outer tube.
Claims20
A rack system comprising:
- a) a first anchor structurally configured to connect to a first side wall of a bed of a vehicle;
- b) a second anchor structurally configured to connect to a second side wall of the bed;
- c) a first angle adjuster:
- i) rotatably connected to the first anchor;
- and
- ii) comprising a first locking mechanism structurally configured to lock at:
- A) a first angle;
- and
- B) a second angle;
- d) a second angle adjuster:
- i) rotatably connected to the second anchor;
- and
- ii) comprising a second locking mechanism structurally configured to lock at:
- A) the first angle;
- and
- B) the second angle;
- e) a first support member connected to the first angle adjuster;
- f) a second support member connected to the second angle adjuster;
- and
- g) a cross-member connected between the first support member and the second support member;
- and
- wherein the first angle adjuster and the second angle adjuster each comprising:
- i) an inner tube having a series of holes;
- and
- ii) an outer tube having at least one alignment hole, wherein alignment of the at least one alignment hole with a first of the series of holes corresponds to the first angle, and wherein alignment of the at least one alignment hole with a second of the series of holes corresponds to the second angle.
A rack system comprising:
- a) a first anchor structurally configured to connect to a first side wall of a bed of a vehicle;
- b) a second anchor structurally configured to connect to a second side wall of the bed;
- c) a first angle adjuster:
- i) rotatably connected to the first anchor;
- and
- ii) comprising a first locking mechanism structurally configured to lock at:
- A) a first angle;
- and
- B) a second angle;
- d) a second angle adjuster:
- i) rotatably connected to the second anchor;
- and
- ii) comprising a second locking mechanism structurally configured to lock at:
- A) the first angle;
- and
- B) the second angle;
- e) a first support member connected to the first angle adjuster;
- f) a second support member connected to the second angle adjuster;
- and
- g) a cross-member connected between the first support member and the second support member;
- and
- wherein the first angle adjuster and the second angle adjuster each comprising:
- i) an outer tube having a series of holes;
- and
- ii) an inner tube having at least one alignment hole, wherein alignment of the at least one alignment hole with a first of the series of holes corresponds to the first angle, and wherein alignment of the at least one alignment hole with a second of the series of holes corresponds to the second angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.