Modular reconfigurable vehicle rack system
OwnerStanley F. Kench, III, Thomas J. Kenchinventors
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Abstract
A modular, reconfigurable rack system including a plurality of members each including a tenon on selected external surfaces thereof, and a plurality of joint members each including a mortise section releasably clampable on the tenon of a first member and a tang receivable in the end of a second member, the tang including an adjustable bearing block which engages an internal surface of the second member to releasably lock the tang inside the second member.
Claims28
A modular, reconfigurable rack system comprising:
- a plurality of members each including a tenon on selected external surfaces thereof;
- and
- a plurality of joint members each including a mortise section releasably clampable on the tenon of a first member and a tang receivable in a end of a second member, the tang including an adjustable bearing block which engages an internal surface of the second member to releasably lock the tang inside the second member.
A modular, reconfigurable rack system comprising:
- a plurality of members each including a tenon on selected external services thereof;
- a plurality of joint members each including a mortise section releasably clampable on the tenon of a first member and a tang receivable in an end of a second member, the tang including an adjustable bearing block which engages an internal surface of the second member to releasably lock the tang inside the second member;
- a fixed member, a lower end including one portion of the mortise section;
- and
- a clamp member including on a lower surface thereof the other portion of the mortise section.
A modular, reconfigurable vehicle rack system comprising:
- a plurality of members each including a tenon on all four external services thereof;
- a plurality of joint members each including a mortise section releasably clampable on the tenon of a first member and a tang receivable in an end of a second member, the tang including an adjustable bearing block which engages an internal surface of the second member to releasably lock the tang inside the second member;
- a fixed member, a lower end including one portion of the mortise;
- a clamp member including a lower surface thereof the other portion of the mortise section;
- and
- a fastener extending through the lower end of the fixed member and into the clamp member for driving the clamp member towards the fixed member releasably locking the mortise section on the tenon.
A modular, reconfigurable rack system comprising:
- a plurality of joint members each including a mortise section releasably clampable on a tenon of a first member and a tang receivable in a end of a second member, the tang including an adjustable bearing block which engages an internal surface of the second member to releasably lock the tang inside the second member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.