Transportable saddle rack and equipment carrier

A saddle rack comprising:

• a telescoping base;
• a vertical frame attached to the telescoping base;
• a pivotally mounted saddle arm attached to the vertical frame;
• and
• a mechanism for connecting the saddle rack to a dolly, wherein the dolly has a frame, a handle and a bottom plate, the mechanism comprising:
• fingers attached to the rack which engage a rim on the bottom plate of the dolly;
• a spring-biased bolt attached to the saddle rack which is slidably received by a collar attached to the handle of the dolly;
• and
• fingers attached to the spring-biased bolt, wherein the fingers engage the frame of the dolly when the spring-biased bolt is slidably received by the collar.

A combination of a saddle rack operably connected to a dolly, wherein the dolly has an upper frame attached to a lower platform, the combination comprising:

• a vertical frame;
• a base frame attached to the vertical frame;
• a locking mechanism which couples the vertical frame and base frame to the dolly;
• and
• a basket assembly for supporting a basket from a dolly, wherein the basket assembly comprises:
• a plurality of uprights wherein each upright includes an upper hook which hangs from the upper frame and a lower hook which supports the basket;
• an upper cross-piece connecting at least two uprights;
• a loop attached to the upper cross-piece;
• a lower cross-piece connecting the uprights;
• and
• a basket handle rotatably coupled to the basket, wherein a finger is attached to the basket handle, wherein the basket handle is rotatable from vertical to horizontal, so that the finger is captured by the loop, locking the basket to the rack.

A combination of a saddle rack operably connected to a dolly, wherein the dolly has an upper frame attached to a lower platform, the combination comprising:

• a vertical frame;
• a base frame attached to the vertical frame;
• and
• a locking mechanism which couples the vertical frame and base frame to the dolly;
• wherein the locking mechanism comprises:
• a plurality of fingers attached to the base frame, wherein the fingers couple to the lower platform of the dolly;
• a plurality of fingers attached to the vertical frame, wherein the fingers couple to the upper frame of the dolly;
• and
• a spring-biased bolt that engages a sleeve welded to the upper frame of the dolly.