Patent ID: 6332637
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A rack for securing cargo to a vehicle comprising:a first base rail comprising first and second base braces attached to the vehicle;a first collapsible post having a first hinge end and a first slide end, wherein the first hinge end is rotably attached to said first base brace by a first hinge joint;a second collapsible post having a second hinge end and a second slide end, wherein the second hinge end rotatably attached to the second base brace by the second hinge joint; anda first support rail connected to the first slide end of said first collapsible post by the first slide joint and to the second slide end of said second collapsible post by the second slide joint, whereby rotation of said first collapsible post about the first hinge joint and the second collapsible post about the second hinge joint moves the first support rail between support and collapse positions.