Ladder storage and transport device
OwnerKenneth R. Henriquezinventor
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Abstract
A ladder storage and transport device for use with a vehicle comprising a ladder positioning assembly including a positioning drive operable in a retracting mode or extending a mode to selectively move a ladder operatively mounted thereon between a retracted position relative to the roof of the vehicle for storage and travel and an extended position relative to the rear of the vehicle for removal therefrom for use of the ladder.
Claims30
A ladder storage and transport device for use with a vehicle to receive and support a ladder thereon comprising a ladder positioning assembly including a support carriage pivotally mounted to a rear portion of the roof of the vehicle to operatively support a ladder positioning means thereon, said ladder positioning means comprises a ladder directional guide means to receive and support the ladder thereon and a positioning drive means to engage the ladder and selectively operate in a retracting mode and an extending mode to selectively move the ladder disposed on said ladder directional guide means to position the ladder in a retracted position relative to the roof of the vehicle for storage and travel when operating in the retracting mode and to position the ladder in an extending position relative to the rear of the vehicle for removal therefrom for use of the ladder when operating in the extending mode.
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