Patent ID: 8777288

Claim:
A rack for carrying cargo items with a pickup truck, comprising: at least one load bar having a planar top surface with a recessed channel extending a length of said planar top surface, a pair of side walls that extend down from said planar top surface to create an inverted U-shaped channel; a pair of cargo clips that are secured to said at least one load bar; said pair of cargo clips adapted to slide along said recessed channel on said planar top surface; at least one pair of telescoping uprights attached to said at least one load bar; at least one pair of mounts having a first end and a second end; said at least one pair of telescoping uprights pivotally attached to said first end of said at least one pair of mounts, which enables said at least one load bar and uprights to move from an extended use position to a folded storage position; and said second end of said at least one pair of mounts attached to side rails of a pickup truck.