Patent ID: 6223913
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A racking system for vehicles, the vehicles having a ceiling and a floor for the attachment of the racking system, said system comprising: left and right side support structures having means to support a series of lateral support surfaces in connection with each of said left and right side support structures, lateral support surfaces in connection with said left and right side support structures, a load bar comprising a pair of sliding rods in telescoping relationship with one another so that one of said rods will slide within the other of said rods, said load bar having a ratchet means to extend the effective length of said sliding bars and to fix said bars at said effective length from another, each of said left and right side support structures having a top and a bottom pocket of size and shape adapted to fit the ends of a load bar, said top pocket in connection with the top of each of said left and right support structures so that said pocket is above said lateral support surfaces when said racking system is in place, said bottom pocket in connection with the bottom of each of said left and right support structures so that said pocket is below said lateral support surfaces when said racking system is in place; angle clip members in connection with a top and bottom of each said side support structure, each of said angle clip members comprising a piece of metal having an approximately 90.degree. angle in said metal so as to create a pair of flanges separated by said angle, each of said flanges having holes for joining said left and right side supports to said ceiling and said floor of said vehicle.