Patent ID: 7681853

Claim:
A ladder storage rack that can be mounted to a surface, comprising: at least one strut having first and second opposing ends, a top side, a bottom side and a means for substantially horizontally mounting the strut to said surface; a sliding mount movably connected to the bottom of the at least one strut that slideably moves between the first and second ends of the strut; a fixed mount attached to the at least one strut between the sliding mount and one of the first and second ends; a peg extending towards the fixed mount from the sliding mount, said peg being adapted to engage an aperture in a top platform of a ladder, said peg having a plurality of grooves to aid in holding the ladder to the sliding mount; and a means for providing tension connected to the sliding mount, wherein the means for providing tension is a bungee cord and wherein a first end of the bungee cord is operably connected to the sliding mount and a second end of the bungee cord is operably connected to the fixed mount and wherein an area along the strut between the fixed and sliding mount is unobstructed for attaching a ladder between the fixed and sliding mounts with a longitude of the ladder parallel to the strut.