Patent ID: 7559444

Claim:
A rack ( 20 ) mountable on a vehicle ( 10 ), for supporting a hunting bow ( 22 ), said rack ( 20 ) comprising in combination: a) a tube ( 26 ); b) a pair of stanchions ( 23 , 24 ) extending from said tube ( 26 ) for mounting said rack ( 20 ) on the vehicle ( 10 ); c) a pair of rotatable U-shaped uprights ( 60 , 62 ) for receiving and retaining the hunting bow ( 22 ), each U-shaped upright of said pair of U-shaped uprights ( 60 , 62 ) being attached to and extending from a rotatably mounted strap ( 64 , 66 ), including a first linkage ( 156 ) interconnecting one of said straps ( 64 ) with a handle ( 110 ) and a second linkage ( 140 ) interconnecting the other of said straps ( 66 ) with said handle ( 110 ), one of said first and second linkages ( 156 , 140 ) extending through said tube ( 26 ); d) bias means ( 88 ) for urging rotation of each upright of said pair of U-shaped uprights ( 60 , 62 ) to a first position; and said pivotable handle ( 110 ) for rotating said pair of uprights ( 60 , 62 ) to a second position to receive and remove the hunting bow ( 22 ).