Patent ID: 8668124

Claim:
An adjustable width headache rack located behind the cab of a pickup truck for bearing loads, said rack being adjustable to accommodate the widths of multiple pickup truck vehicles, said rack comprising: a frame member having an upper portion and a lower base portion, with said upper portion having an upper cross bar and said lower base portion having a lower cross bar, said lower and said upper cross bars each extending horizontally between two upright members; said upright members being spaced a distance from one another and extending essentially perpendicular to a bed of said pickup truck; said lower base portion of said frame having a leg member located on each end of the frame extending in a rearward direction of said pickup truck and arranged to rest atop bed rails of said pickup truck, and said leg members having a portion slidably engaged with said lower base portion of said frame, whereby said leg members are moveable inward and outward corresponding to the sliding of said portion along a length of said lower base portion for adjustment of a width of said frame to accommodate varying widths of multiple pickup trucks, wherein said slidably engaged portion comprises a sleeve portion which slides along said lower cross bar, said sleeve portion including a bottom surface and at least one side wall extending upward therefrom forming a slot configured to receive said lower cross bar, and wherein the sleeve has a first opening on a first end for receiving the lower cross bar when slidably along the lower cross bar and a second opening opposite said first end through which said lower cross bar exits when said sleeve is slid along said lower cross bar.