Patent ID: 7331623

Claim:
A removable rack system for transporting two canoes on the bed of a pickup truck with an upper canoe positioned over a lower canoe, comprising: a first rack mountable in the front stake wells of the pickup truck, the first rack including a first horizontal member for supporting a first portion of a first canoe above the bed of the pickup truck; a second rack mounted in the rear stake wells of the pickup truck, the second rack including a second horizontal member for supporting a second portion of the first canoe above the bed of the pickup truck; and a third rack having an engagement bar insertable into a hitch mount of the pickup truck, the engagement bar supporting a third horizontal member at a first level generally aligned with the floor of the bed of the pickup truck to receive and support a portion of a second canoe placed in the bed of the pickup truck, the engagement bar further supporting a fourth horizontal member at a level generally aligned with the first horizontal rack and positioned to receive a third portion of the first canoe.