Patent ID: 8662366
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: B60P,B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A ladder rack for a vehicle having a cab and a cargo area behind the cab, comprising front legs affixed to the cargo area proximally to the cab and extending upwardly therefrom; rear legs affixed to the cargo area distally from the cab and extending upwardly therefrom; front overhang sections extending from the front legs, respectively, over and displaced above the cab, the front overhang sections each including an upper bar, a lower bar and a front attachment for attaching the front overhang section to the adjacent leg, the front attachments each having a front plate and fasteners, the upper and lower bars of each of the front overhang sections being end abutting against and affixed to the corresponding front plate and being displaced from one another at the front plate, the front plate extending between the upper and lower bars and outwardly of each of the upper and lower bars longitudinally of the adjacent leg, the fasteners being receivable by the adjacent leg and by the front plate outwardly of the upper and lower bars; side sections extending between longitudinally adjacent front and rear legs, respectively, each side section including an upper side bar, a lower side bar and a side attachment for attachment of the side sections to the adjacent front leg, each of the side attachments having a side plate with the corresponding upper and lower side bars of each side section being end abutting against and fixed to the corresponding side plate and being displaced from one another at the side plate, the side plate extending between the upper and lower side bars and outwardly of each of the upper and lower side bars longitudinally of the adjacent front leg, the fasteners being received by the side plates and the adjacent front legs outwardly of the upper and lower side bars, the upper and lower side bars being affixed to the rear legs, respectively, the front plates and the side plates at each of the front legs being directly opposed across the adjacent front leg.