Patent ID: 7819260

Claim:
A rack for holding tires, said rack comprising: a top set of tires and a bottom set of tires; a top frame and an intermediate frame configured to compress and prevent permanent deformation of said top set of tires therebetween; a bottom frame and said intermediate frame configured to compress and prevent permanent deformation of said bottom set of tires therebetween; and a vertical member perpendicularly disposed to a surface on which said bottom frame rests, said vertical member attached to said top frame, said intermediate frame and said bottom frame, wherein said top frame is located above and vertically spaced from said intermediate frame; wherein said rack is configured to be stackable such that said rack is configured to support a weight of a second rack loaded with tires; wherein said vertical member comprises at least one of a concave surface and a plurality of flat surfaces arranged in a concave pattern which contacts said top set of tires and said bottom set of tires in said rack.