Patent ID: 7287905

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a luggage rack, including a support member, the support member including a back side and closed edges having holes, and a netting arranged in parallel with the support member and being formed by net strings that are attached to the support member at the closed edges of the luggage rack, the net strings including loops drawn into the holes of the support member, the loops being secured to the support member by one of the following arrangements: a) the support member includes projections associated with the holes and the loops are suspended about the projections associated with said holes, and b) the loops are welded to the support member, the method comprising the steps of: engaging the net strings of the netting by free ends of pin-shaped punches, inserting the engaged net strings into the holes in a loop configuration, and one of: a) suspending the loops on the projections, and b) welding the loops to the support member.