Patent ID: 8764358

Claim:
A rack for storing load bars in the cargo area of a cargo van or truck equipped with load bar mounting tracks on a side wall of the cargo area, comprising: a generally U-shaped bar-holding base comprising a rear side adapted to be mounted to mounting track slots on the sidewall of the cargo area, a closed end generally perpendicular to the rear side, a front side comprising two vertically-spaced horizontal cantilevered retainer arms spaced from the rear side by the closed end and generally parallel to the rear side, and an open end defined between terminal ends of the retainer arms and the rear side for inserting and removing vertically-oriented load bars in a vertical plane generally parallel to the retainer arms and the rear side; and, a flexible, adjustable-length horizontal retainer strap means on the rack, the retainer strap means operable to selectively close off the open end of the rack between the retainer arms at various distances from the closed end in order to secure one or more load bars tightly against the closed end.