Patent ID: 6431421
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A ski rack with easy loading for allowing for skis and snowboards to be secured to the rack from a side of a vehicle, the vehicle having a roof portion and opposed side portions, the ski rack with easy loading comprising, in combination:a fixed support securable to the roof portion of the vehicle, the fixed support portion being comprised of a pair of opposed tracks disposed in a parallel orientation, the tracks each have an upper channel and a lower channel, the upper channel and the lower channel each having an inner end and an outer end, the outer ends of the upper channels being open, the outer ends of the lower channels being downwardly turned and closed; a sliding support slidably coupled with the opposed tracks of the fixed support, the sliding support comprised of a central housing, the central housing having a front wall, a rear wall, and opposed side walls, the opposed side walls each having a pair of upper rollers extending outwardly therefrom in a spaced relationship, the opposed side walls each having a single lower roller extending outwardly therefrom inwardly of the rear wall, the central housing being positioned between the pair of opposed tracks of the fixed support with the upper rollers positioned within the upper channels of the tracks and the single lower rollers positioned within the lower channels of the tracks; a ski support secured to the sliding support; a locking member preventing movement of the sliding support with respect to the fixed support.