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US 2021/0061188 A1Published application
Utility rack
OwnerWilliam Richard Morrisinventor
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Abstract
A utility rack configured for use on a vehicle. The utility rack may include a base, storage surface, and rails coupled to the base via supports. The storage surface may be configured to hold various types of equipment, boxes, and the like. The utility rack may additionally include, on a bottom side of the base, a housing for a storage container and a housing for utility equipment. In at least one example, the storage container may be configured to house liquids, such as gasoline or diesel fuel for the vehicle.
Claims20
A utility rack comprising:
- a base;
- a rail situated a distance from and parallel to the base;
- at least two vertical supports extending from the base to the rail;
- a storage surface coupled to a top surface of the base;
- a first side coupling coupled to a first side of the base at a first end of the first side coupling and to a first component of a vehicle at a second end of the first side coupling;
- a second side coupling coupled to a second side of the base at a first end of the second side coupling and to a second component of the vehicle at a second end of the second side coupling;
- at least one rear coupling configured to couple to a third side of the base at a first end of the at least one rear coupling and a third component of the vehicle at a second end of the at least one rear coupling;
- a first housing coupled to a bottom surface of the base, wherein the first housing is configured to house a storage container;
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- a second housing coupled to at least one of the bottom surface of the base or the first housing and configured to house at least a portion of a unit of utility equipment.
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A rack comprising:
- a base;
- a storage surface coupled to the base;
- a first side coupling extending from the base, wherein the first side coupling extends from a first side of the base at a first end of the first side coupling and is configured to couple to a first component of a vehicle at a second end of the first side coupling;
- a second side coupling extending from the base, wherein the second side coupling extends from a second side of the base at a first end of the second side coupling and is configured to couple to a second component of the vehicle at a second end of the second side coupling;
- at least one rear coupling configured to couple to a third side of the base at a first end of the at least one rear coupling and a third component of the vehicle at a second end of the at least one rear coupling;
- a first housing coupled to a bottom surface of the base, wherein the first housing is configured to house a storage container;
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- a second housing coupled to at least one of the bottom surface of the base or the first housing and configured to house at least a portion of a unit of utility equipment.
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A method for coupling a utility rack to a utility vehicle, the method comprising:
- securing a first rear coupling of the utility rack to a first component of the utility vehicle;
- securing a second rear coupling of the utility rack to the first component of the utility vehicle;
- securing a first side coupling of the utility rack to a second component of the utility vehicle;
- securing a second side coupling of the utility rack to a third component of the utility vehicle;
- inserting a storage container into a first housing of the utility rack;
- and
- inserting at least a blade of a chainsaw into a second housing of the utility rack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.