Patent ID: 8684244

Claim:
An equipment support for mounting to a vehicle, comprising: an integrally molded one-piece frame member having: a transversely extending central portion; a pair of first transversely spaced stationary vehicle-engaging members formed integrally with and extending from the central portion of the frame member in a first direction; a pair of second transversely spaced stationary vehicle-engaging members formed integrally with and extending from the central portion of the frame member in a second direction; a pair of transversely spaced stationary equipment support members formed integrally with and extending from the central portion of the frame member and away from the pairs of first and second vehicle-engaging members, wherein a space is defined between the pair of equipment support members and wherein the pair of equipment support members are configured to support an item of equipment at spaced apart locations on the item of equipment; at least one equipment retention member connected to each equipment support member, wherein the equipment support members and the equipment retention members are configured and arranged to support the item of equipment in a suspension-type manner at the spaced apart locations on the item of equipment; at least one strap interconnected with the frame member; and one or more attachment members interconnected with the strap, wherein the strap and the attachment members are configured to secure the equipment support to the vehicle.