Under vehicle cargo rack and securing mechanism
OwnerBlane Alan Krauseinventor
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Abstract
A cargo hauling mechanism for safely transporting long materials under a vehicle is disclosed. The cargo hauling mechanism includes a support assembly suspended from the frame of the vehicle and a support assembly suspended from the hitch of the vehicle. Each assembly supports one end of the cargo and has two horizontal members that clamp against the cargo to securely hold the cargo in fixed position during transport. Long cargo is slid into the support assemblies from the back of the vehicle and the support assemblies are manually compressed with a clamp at each end of the support assemblies.
Claims14
A cargo hauling mechanism suspended under a structural frame of a vehicle body comprising:
- a first support assembly having opposing ends, a first top channel and an opposing first support member, the first top channel coupled to the structural frame and spanning approximately a width of the vehicle body, the first support member engaged to the first top channel;
- a brace for suspending a second support assembly to a vehicle hitch receiver, the second support assembly having opposing ends, a second top channel and an opposing second support member, the second top channel coupled to the structural frame and spanning approximately the width of the vehicle body, the second support member engaged to the second top channel;
- an adjustable lift device at each of the opposing ends of the first support assembly and the second support assembly and respectively coupled to the first support member and the second support member for raising and lowering the first support member relative to first the top channel and the second support member relative to the second top channel;
- and,
- a bracket near each end of the first support assembly for coupling the support assembly to the structural frame of the vehicle;
- wherein the adjustable lifting device provides movement of the first support member relative to the first top channel for securing a cargo load between the first top channel and the first support member.
A cargo hauling mechanism suspended under a vehicle comprising:
- a first support assembly positioned between a rear of the vehicle frame and a front end of the vehicle, the first support assembly having a first top channel coupled to a structural frame of the vehicle and a first support member adjustably engaged to the first top channel;
- a second support assembly positioned proximate the rear of the vehicle frame, the second support assembly having a second top channel coupled to the structural frame and a second support member adjustably engaged to the second top channel;
- and,
- wherein the support member of the first and second support assemblies are manually adjustable relative to the first and second top channels by a plurality of adjustable lift devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.