Patent ID: 8839998
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A rack for being replaceably attached only to a pair of tops of a pair of side walls, respectively, of a cargo bay of a pickup truck, and for carrying at least one chainsaw, wherein each of the at least one chainsaw has a guide bar and chain working end and a housing non-working end, said rack comprising: a) a base; b) a pair of end carriers; and c) a central carrier; wherein said base has a pair of opposing ends; wherein said base is for being replaceably attached only to the pair of tops of the pair of side walls, respectively, of the cargo bay of the pickup truck; wherein said pair of end carriers are disposed at said pair of opposing ends of said base, respectively; wherein said pair of end carriers are for replaceably carrying the housing non-working end of the at least one chainsaw; wherein said central carrier is disposed midway between said pair of opposing ends of said base; wherein said central carrier is for replaceably carrying the guide bar and chain working end of the at least one chainsaw; wherein said base comprises a pair of rails; wherein said pair of rails of said base are spaced-apart from each other; wherein said pair of rails of said base are parallel to each other; wherein said pair of rails of said base are for extending transversely from, and being replaceably attached only to, one top of one side wall of the cargo bay of the pickup truck to the other top of the other side wall of the cargo bay of the pickup truck; wherein said pair of rails of said base have ends; wherein each end of said pair of rails of said base terminates in a dedicated mounting plate; wherein said dedicated mounting plate of each end of said pair of rails of said base is for replaceably attaching said base only to the pair of tops of the pair of side walls, respectively, of the cargo bay of the pickup truck; wherein said dedicated mounting plate of each end of said pair of rails of said base is for replaceably attaching said base only to the pair of tops of the pair of side walls, respectively, of the cargo bay of the pickup truck using mounting bolts passing through through bores in said dedicated mounting plate of each end of said pair of rails of said base and replaceably into the pair of tops of the pair of side walls, respectively, of the cargo bay of the pickup truck; wherein said ends of said pair of rails of said base are turned-down so as to raise said rack for not impinging upon space in the cargo bay of the pickup truck; wherein said dedicated mounting plate of each end of said pair of rails of said base has a rubber lower surface; wherein said rubber lower surface of said dedicated mounting plate of each end of said pair of rails of said base is for preventing damage to the pair of tops of the pair of side walls, respectively, of the cargo bay of the pickup truck once said rack is mounted; wherein said base comprises three cross members wherein said three cross members of said base extend from one rail of said base to the other rail of said base; wherein said three cross members of said base extend normally so as to maintain said pair of rails of said base parallel to each other; wherein two of said three cross members of said base are disposed between said central carrier and a respective end carrier, and thereby straddle said central carrier; wherein a third of said three cross members of said base is disposed inline and below said central carrier wherein said pair of end carriers are disposed on said pair of rails of said base; and wherein said pair of end carriers are disposed in close proximity to said ends of said pair of rails of said base, respectively; wherein each end carrier of said pair of end carriers comprises a pair of locking rod mounts; wherein each locking rod mount of each end carrier extends upwardly from said pair of rails of said base; wherein each locking rod mount of each end carrier is disposed in close proximity to an associated end of said pair of rails of said base; wherein each locking rod mount of each end carrier comprises a post; wherein said post of each locking rod mount of each end carrier extends upwardly from said pair of rails of said base; wherein said post of each locking rod mount of each end carrier is disposed in close proximity to an associated end of said pair of rails of said base; wherein each locking rod mount of each end carrier comprises a triangular-shaped plate; and wherein said triangular-shaped plate of each locking rod mount of each end carrier extends inwardly from said post of an associated locking rod mount of an associated end carrier.