Overhead storage rack for storing ladders or the like
OwnerRon Lasnetskiinventor
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Abstract
A rack for use in automotive vehicles or other storage areas for supporting a ladder or similar device hanging from an overhead support such as a ceiling. A roller track is provided for the movable support at one end of the ladder, and a sling supports the opposite end.
Claims11
In combination with an automotive vehicle having a cargo compartment with a ceiling, storing means for a ladder comprising a track attached to said ceiling, carrier means movably mounted on said track for travel longitudinally thereof, said carrier means being formed to engage one end of said ladder, yoke means attached to said ceiling, said yoke means adapted to surround said ladder and thereby to suspend it from said ceiling, said carrier means being movable on said track away from said yoke means whereby said one end of said ladder can be moved to a position remote from said yoke means, said yoke means then being positioned to support the end of said ladder opposite said first-named end.
A storing means for storing a ladder from an overhead support comprising a longitudinal track fixed to said overhead support, carrier means for a first end of said ladder including rollers adapted to roll on said track, said carrier means also including a hook adapted to support said first end, yoke means also fixed to said overhead support, said yoke means being located at a loading end of said track, said carrier means being movable on said track from said loading end to a position remote from said loading end thus carrying said first end to said remote position, said yoke means being then adapted to support a second end of said ladder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.