Patent ID: 6394524
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A rack apparatus for improving the cargo carrying capacity of a pickup truck, said truck having a cab portion, a bed portion defined by a bed surface and a pair of side walls and a forward wall adjacent said cab, said rack apparatus comprising:a side rail arranged on each of said side walls of said bed portion, each of said side rails having a proximal end which is pivotally attached to said side wall at a mid-portion thereof; a crossbar arranged between said side rails adjacent a distal end thereof, said side rails and said crossbar being pivotable from a stowed out of the way orientation at a forward end of said bed portion to an upright orientation at a rearward end of said bed portion; and a stationary rack arranged at a forward end of said bed portion of said truck to provide a cargo carrying capacity between said stationary rack and said crossbar of said pivotable side rails.