Portable rack
OwnerDavid R. Sargentinventor
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Abstract
A portable rack is shown for transporting objects including animal carcasses such as deer. The rack is removably secured to a vehicle and includes a carrying tray assembly adapted to receive the object, i.e. animal carcass. The rack is structured such that the tray assembly can be selectively mounted from a ground position to facilitate loading to an upright position for transporting of the object which has been loaded. The carrying tray assembly can also be selectively adjusted from a straight, in line contour to an arcuate or angulated contour.
Claims17
A portable rack operable with a vehicle for transporting objects including animal carcasses such as deer, the rack comprising:
- mounting means for removably mounting said race onto the vehicle,
- carrying tray means for receiving and holding the object to be transported,
- position adjustment means selectively operable for locating said carrying tray means to a low or ground position for loading and unloading of the object onto and from said carrying tray means and for locating said carrying tray means to a selectable plurality of upper or raised position for transport by the vehicle
- said carrying tray means having a definable configuration adapted to receive and hold the object to be transported and said rack further comprising configuration adjustment means selectively operable for varying the configuration of said carrying tray means for receiving and holding objects of different sizes and shapes.
A portable rack operable with a vehicle for transporting objects including animal carcasses such as deer, the rack comprising:
- mounting means for removably mounting said rack onto the vehicle,
- carrying tray means for receiving and holding the object to be transported,
- position adjustment means selectively operable for locating said carrying tray means to a low or ground position for loading and unloading of the object onto said carrying tray means and for locating said carrying tray means to an upper or raised position for transport by the vehicle,
- said carrying tray means comprising a plurality of trays having a configuration adapted to receive and hold the object to be transported and being connected to each other, and configuration adjustment means selectively operable with said trays for locating said trays at different fixed angular positions relative to each other for varying the configuration of said carrying tray means for receiving and holding objects of different sizes and shapes.
A portable rack operable with a vehicle for transporting objects including animal carcasses such as deer, the rack comprising:
- mounting means for removably mounting said rack onto the vehicle,
- carrying tray means for receiving and holding the object to be transported,
- position adjustment means selectively operable for locating said carrying tray means to a low or ground position for loading and unloading of the object onto said carrying tray means and for locating said carrying tray means to a transport position for transport by the vehicle,
- said adjustment means selectively operable for locating and setting said carrying tray means to a plurality of positions from the low or ground position for loading and unloading and to a plurality of fixed transport positions for transport by the vehicle,
- said carrying tray means having a definable configuration adapted to receive and hold the object to be transported and said rack further comprising configuration adjustment means selectively operable for varying the configuration of said carrying tray means for receiving and holding objects of different sizes and shapes.
A portable rack operable with a vehicle for transporting objects including animal carcasses such as deer, with the vehicle having a receiver member located at an accessible position at the rear of the vehicle, the rack comprising:
- mounting means for removably mounting said rack onto the vehicle, said mounting means comprising a support member adapted to be connected to the receiver member,
- carrying tray means for receiving and holding the object to be transported,
- position adjustment means selectively operable for locating said carrying tray means to a low or ground position for loading and unloading of the object onto said carrying tray means and for locating said carrying tray means to an upper or raised position for transport by the vehicle,
- said position adjustment means selectively operable for locating said carrying tray means to a plurality of low or ground positions for loading the objects onto said carrying tray means,
- said position adjustment means selectively operable for locating said carrying tray means to a plurality of upper or raised positions for transport,
- said carrying tray means comprising a plurality of trays pivotally connected to each other in a predetermined configuration adapted to receive and hold the object to be transported, and configuration adjustment means selectively operable with said trays for locating said trays at different, fixed angular positions relative to each other for varying the configuration of said carrying tray means for receiving and holding objects of different sizes and shapes.
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