Patent ID: 8016172

Claim:
A storage rack assembly for a vehicle comprising: a forward panel and an aft panel; first and second lateral panels, wherein said forward and aft panels are adapted for coupling to respective forward and aft end portions of said first and second lateral panels in forming a generally rectangular frame; plural elongated, linear members arranged in a spaced parallel manner between and aligned with lower edge portions of said forward and aft panels and connected at opposed ends to lower edge portions of at least one each of said first and second side panels, wherein said generally rectangular frame extends upwardly from said plural elongated, linear members; plural support/mounting members each connected to a respective elongated, linear member and adjustable in length for allowing the width of the storage rack assembly to be varied for accommodating vehicles of various sizes; plural mounting brackets each attaching an end of a support/mounting member to either a first or a second mounting strip attached to an upper, lateral portion of the vehicle, wherein each mounting bracket is movable along the length of the mounting strip to which it is connected for adjusting the position of said support/mounting members on the vehicle, as desired, and wherein each of said mounting strips includes first and second T-slots disposed in opposed lateral surfaces thereof, and wherein said first T-slot is adapted to receive first mounting pins directly coupling the mounting strip to the vehicle, and said second T-slot is adapted to receive second mounting pins coupling said support/mounting member to said mounting strip, and wherein the position of the mounting strips on the vehicle may be varied and the position of the support/mounting member on the support strip may be varied; and an extension assembly connected to an end of the storage rack assembly for increasing the length of the storage rack assembly, wherein said extension assembly includes third and fourth lateral panels and first and second extension mounting brackets respectively connecting said first and third lateral panels and said second and fourth lateral panels in an end-to-end manner, wherein said extension assembly includes said forward panel connecting said third and fourth lateral panels.