Method and apparatus for transportation of sporting equipment
AssigneeChristopher James Dix
InventorChristopher James Dix
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for transportation of equipment, generally but not necessarily limited to sporting equipment. Generally, the apparatus described herein comprises a collapsible or foldable frame adapted for installation in the bed of a pickup truck or similar vehicle, where the apparatus can be unfolded to a “deployment configuration” in which elongated equipment may be securely attached to the apparatus for transportation. The apparatus generally comprises two opposing rails with bracing and equipment storage elements mounted in between, foldable at about a midpoint for easy of storage when not in use.
Claims20
A foldable device for transportation of sporting equipment comprising:
- a top rail generally in the configuration of an elongated rectangular prism and comprising a first top rail segment and a second top rail segment;
- a bottom rail opposing said top rail, said bottom rail generally in the configuration of an elongated rectangular prism and comprising a first bottom rail segment and a second bottom rail segment;
- a folding element extending between said top rail and said bottom rail, said folding element having a top end attached to said first top rail segment and said second top rail segment, and an opposing bottom end attached to said first bottom rail segment and said second bottom rail segment, such that said foldable device is foldable at said folding element;
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- a first equipment mounting element, attached to, and extending between, said top rail to said bottom rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.