Gun rack

A gun rack by which a gun can be mounted in supported relationship therewithin;

• said rack includes a main body having opposed ends;
• means forming two gun receiving cradles;
• attachment means formed at each opposed end of said main body by which said rack can be affixed to a support surface, such as a wall surface;
• said main body has a hollow interior at one end thereof;
• one said attachment means has an extension which is slidably received within the hollow interior of the main body, thereby enabling the opposed attachment means to be moved towards and away from one another, and thereby adjust the distance therebetween;
• said extension has spaced teeth formed thereon;
• said main body is an elongated square tubular member having opposed sidewalls extending beyond a common sidewall and turned inwardly towards one another to form an outwardly opening slot;
• each said cradle has a tongue affixed thereto, the tongue of each said cradle is made into a configuration to be slidably received within said slot, said cradles include a gun receiving part which is of U-shaped configuration and upwardly opens;
• means releasably capturing said cradles respective to said slot so that each cradle can be held stationary respective to said slot;
• a ratchet on one said cradle for releasably engaging the teeth on the extension;
• means releasably connecting the other said cradle to the other of the attachment means;
• whereby:
• said attachment means can be extended away from one another while said ratchet engages said teeth and prevents the attachment means from moving towards one another.

Apparatus for mounting guns comprising spaced gun racks, each rack includes an elongated hollow main body having opposed ends and a plurality of upwardly opening cradles attached thereto;

• attachment means positioned at each opposed end of said main body;
• an elongated slot formed along said main body;
• one said attachment means includes an extension which is slidably received in a telescoping manner within said main body;
• means for adjustably affixing said extension respective to said main body;
• said extension has one outer wall surface which is provided with a plurality of teeth, ratchet means for engaging the teeth of the outer wall surface with a ratchet action and thereby adjustably secures the extension to the main body;
• each of said cradles include a slide member attached thereto which is slidably received within said elongated slot;
• and means by which said cradles are affixed to one another and to one of said attachment means.