Abstract: A versatile loading arc system for a pickup truck comprising a bed extending between a front end adjacent the truck's cabin and a rear end and two side walls, the system comprising a front arc having a top bar extending between two side legs fixed at a front end of the bed and a rear arc having a top bar ending between two side legs. The rear arc is swingably supported by two swinging arms each pivotally hinged to sides of the bed at a location intermediate the rear end and the front end of the bed. The rear arc is swingably displaceable between a front position in which it adjoins the front arc, and at least one rear position in which it extends parallel at or adjacent the rear end of the bed.

Abstract: A rack for securing cargo to a vehicle, the rack comprising: first and second base rails attached to the vehicle; first and second collapsible post having first and second hinge ends and first and second slide ends, wherein the first and second hinge ends are rotatably attached to the first base rail by first and second hinge joints, respectively; a first support rail slidably connected to the first and second slide ends of the first and second collapsible posts by first and second slide joints, respectively, whereby rotation of the first and second collapsible posts about the first and second hinge joints moves the first support rail between support and collapse positions; third and fourth collapsible post having third and fourth hinge ends and third and fourth slide ends, wherein the third and fourth hinge ends are rotatably attached to the second base rail by third and fourth hinge joints, respectively; a second support rail slidably connected to the third and fourth slide ends of the third and fourth coll

Abstract: A rear luggage compartment structure for a vehicle body is disclosed. A rear luggage compartment is provided by rear part of a floor panel of a vehicle body depressed downward at the rear part of the vehicle body. The rear luggage compartment structure includes a trunk case which is locked in a position where the trunk case is received in the rear luggage compartment and unlocked so as to be pulled out of the rear luggage compartment for access thereto below the rear bumper.

Abstract: The present invention concerns that of a new and improved apparatus used to increase the capacity of a pickup truck bed. The apparatus comprises a trio of extensions that can be used on both sides of the pickup truck bed. The extensions would be mounted to the internal sides of the pickup truck bed and could be extended to different heights to accommodate a larger or smaller load. The present invention would come in different lengths for short bed and long bed pick-ups.

Abstract: A conversion system for a vehicle or trailer especially for vans, having a track system comprising rails secured to the floor and sidewalls of the vehicle for customizing the vehicle with modular components which can be positioned and secured within the vehicle by fasteners that releasably secure the components to a portion of the track system. Each modular component has a corresponding track along at least one of the bottom or side of the modular component for matingly connecting to a portion of one of the rails.

Abstract: A logistics rack has a common core with a top end and a bottom end, an interchangeable upper interface adapter releaseably coupled to the top end, and an interchangeable lower interface adapter releaseably coupled to the bottom end. The upper and lower interface adapters may be readily changed to allow the logistics rack to be utilized on a variety of space vehicles or modules. The common core includes a plurality of stowage bays in which logistics bags are secured.

Abstract: The present invention embodies a method and structure for constraining logs on a truck or trailer without the use of safety wrapper chains or straps. In this apparatus, the stakes, bunks, bunk pockets, head board and tail board are used to constrain logs on the bed of the truck or trailer. The stakes may be permanently or semi-permanently fixed into a bunk pocket and the stakes constrain the movement of the logs from side to side on the truck or trailer. The head board and tail board are permanently attached to stakes which are correspondingly inserted into pockets welded into the bed of the trailer or truck and are permanently or semi-permanently fixed in the pockets. The head board and tail board constrain the movement of the logs from front to back on the truck or trailer. This systems configuration makes it possible for the logs to be hauled without the addition of safety wrapper chains or straps to secure the load.

Abstract: A camper cot assembly, for use on a pick-up truck having a bed having bed sides extending upward from the bed, comprising a frame and a sturdy fabric covering extending between the frame. The frame comprises a pair of main members which extend between the bed sides, and a pair of stabilizing supports which extend between the main members at the ends thereof. The stabilizing supports prevent the main members from sliding toward each other when a person lays upon the fabric covering. The main members are configured so as to allow the cot assembly to rest upon the bed sides with or without a camper shell also installed thereupon.

Abstract: A stake, bunk and bunk pocket are used to constrain logs on the bed of a truck or trailer. The stakes can be inserted or removed from the bunk pocket which is attached to the end of the bunk. All elements are composed of lightweight hardened aluminum. The bunk and the stake are formed using an extrusion process and have internal members or webs that add additional strength and are also formed during the extrusion process. Stakes and bunks come in various lengths to accommodate the various sizes of vehicles, the load capacity of the vehicles, and the density and corresponding weight of the logs. This invention makes stakes easier to work with as their weight is significantly reduced. These stakes, due to their reduced weight, may be repositioned from the ground 16.

Abstract: A deployable cargo supporting apparatus for pickup trucks that is deployable from a stowed configuration wherein load support beams are secured along each of the cargo box side walls by specially configured brackets, to a deployed configuration wherein the load support beams are transversely disposed across the width of the cargo box, in an elevated position above the floor, and secured on opposing ends by said brackets. In the stowed configuration, each load support beam, and a pair of tie-down devices slidably disposed thereon, is secured parallel to the cargo box sidewall proximate the top portion thereof by retaining pins projecting from each of the brackets.

Abstract: An apparatus for carrying panel materials adjacent to a truck side panel has a stationary workpiece resting surface mounted on the truck side panel and a movable workpiece clamping and supporting device positioned adjacent to the stationary workpiece resting surface and mounted to the truck. A motive device such as a motor engages the truck and is connected for moving the workpiece clamping and supporting device toward and away from the workpiece resting surface for sandwiching a workpiece between the workpiece resting surface and the workpiece clamping and supporting device for enabling the truck to transport the workpiece.

Abstract: A rack assembly for a van having an access opening, the rack assembly having a rotating portion selectively pivotally movable between a stowed position extending into the van and a useable position extending across the access opening, a stationary portion and a locking arrangement for locking the rotating portion to the stationary portion in the stowed position, the rotating portion including a lattice assembly having a plurality of vertical support members and a plurality of horizontal support members, the plurality of horizontal support members including at least one elongate strip member for supporting a plurality of storage bins thereon and at least one rod shaped member for supporting a plurality of wire spools thereon, one of the vertical support members at an end of the lattice assembly including a base having an aperture that receives a spindle through the aperture with the spindle fixedly secured to a foot that is attachable to the floor of the van adjacent an edge of the rear access opening for prov

Abstract: A racking system (10) for a pick up vehicle (21) including a pair of side frames (11) which are each mountable to an associated side wall (20) of the pick up vehicle (21) including one or more tie bars (16, 17, 18) and which side frames (11) are each pivotable about a longitudinal axis from an extended position to a lowered position and a pair of end frames (12) wherein each end frame (12) is releasably attachable to respective ends (37) of the pair of side frames (11) wherein the racking system (10) is self-bracing in the extended position.

Abstract: A support bracket kit, particularly for use with vehicles having a cargo storage area including sidewalls, a bottom wall, and a pair of wheel wells. The kit is comprised of at least one cross-beam for disposition generally between upper portions of the wheel wells. A plurality of corner support brackets are disposed between the sidewalls and the floor in each corner of the cargo storage area. The support bracket kit allows a cargo box of a pick-up truck to be adapted to receive, for example, four-by-eight-foot sheets of plywood or drywall which are supported above the wheel wells by the support bracket kit.

Abstract: A stake and rail assembly for increasing the cargo carrying capacity of a pickup truck or the like vehicle comprising: a front wall, a pair of generally parallel side walls, a rear wall and upright stakes for insertion into the cavities in the vehicle or attachment by bolts to the vehicle, wherein the front and side walls comprise a plurality of horizontal rails attached to the stakes to form three sides of an enclosed volume, the rear wall comprises a plurality of horizontal rails, a first pair of angularly mounted members and at least one upright attached to the horizontal rails of the rear wall and capable of engaging a parallel second pair of angularly mounted members and at least one upright on the front wall when the rear wall is vertically juxtaposed with the front wall.

Abstract: An automated latching and release system is adapted for use with carts of the type configured for materials handling and a vehicle such as a semi-truck trailer used to transport such carts. A latching mechanism includes a latch member which physically engages with a cart so as to retain the cart in a transport position, and one or more switches physically remote from the latching mechanism, enabling an operator to release a cart without having to manipulate the latch member directly. The latching mechanism is preferably located within the forward section of the transport vehicle to make a coupling engagement with the forwardmost cart of a joined train of carts. With at least one of the switches positioned proximate to the rearward section of the transport vehicle, a user may disengage the set of carts from the latching mechanism and remove the set of carts through the rearward section of the vehicle without having to visit the forward section of the transport vehicle.

Abstract: A mounting fixture for a pickup truck that has a bed that includes a front wall, a rear tail gate and a pair of side walls that diverge at a given angle from the tail gate toward the front wall. The fixture includes a pair of support units mounted upon each bed side wall that extends along the length of the bed. Each unit further includes a horizontal flat platform that is attached to an associated side wall and a side rail that extends downwardly from the platform into the bed. The side rails converge from the tailgate toward the bed front wall. Parallel guideways are formed in the platforms and side rail for slidably receiving various components therein.

Abstract: An apparatus for pneumatically conveying granular material such as gravel. The apparatus includes a vehicle base mounting plate, a prime mover such as a diesel engine, a hydraulically driven air blower, a hopper for receiving gravel to be conveyed, and a hydraulically driven auger assembly for moving gravel from the hopper to a pneumatic pick-up point. After pneumatic pickup, the gravel is transported through an extended network of suitable pneumatic tubing such as low friction, thick wall, PVC pipe sections, to a desired discharge location, where the material is discharged into a catch can for downward placement at a desired point. In a preferred embodiment, the auger assembly comprises a three piece unit, with a shaft, an inner auger section, and an outer auger section. The outer auger section is a replaceable wear part which can be repaired, rebuilt, or replaced as necessary due to frictional wear on the auger due to contact with the solid being conveyed.

Abstract: Line tensioning apparatus and method in which a slide is movable in first and second directions along an elongated bar, with a one-way brake on the slide engaging the bar and preventing movement of the slide in the second direction. The line is secured to the slide and then pulled to draw the slide in the first direction to tension the line, with the brake holding the slide where it is drawn to maintain tension in the line.

Abstract: A utility rack adapter bracket for use with a rail assembly installed on the top of a pickup truck bed. The bracket allows a rack, such as ones manufactured by Yakima.RTM. or Touly.RTM., to be attached above the truck bed when covered or uncovered. The bracket is intended for use with a rail assembly as set forth in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,152,574 and 5,261,719 (Tucker).

Abstract: A vehicle bed having at least a floor and side panels, and within which is mounted a collapsible material carrier and a hidden storage system. The material carrier may be constructed to rest upon the storage system when in its collapsed position without removal. The vehicle bed may include a collapsible support structure located beneath the floor, and hinged sections of the side panels forming access to the bed or to the hidden storage system. The storage system includes various shelving and compartment arrangements, and may include a drain/air relief valve. The hinged sections of the side panels may be provided with a strut assembly or spring-loaded hinges for maintaining same in an open position.

Abstract: A vehicle traction enhancing apparatus is provided having a rectangular base designed to fit between the wheel wells of a vehicle cargo area with extensions in juxtaposition with the front and rear faces of the wheel wells. The base is constructed of four restraint members welded together and sized to hold an array of concrete/cinder blocks over the rear axle of the vehicle. A removable rack fits into sockets, and supports construction sheets, such as wall board, plywood, ladders, lumber or the like. An auxiliary holder for round containers may be attached to the base or an extension member.

Abstract: An overhead truck rack is provided for a pickup truck which includes four one-piece corner brackets to each of which are fastened: one end a longitudinal rail, one end of a lateral rail, and an upper end of a leg. A corner bracket includes a horizontally disposed, one-piece, cantilevered top crosspiece to which is fastened one of the pair of longitudinal rails. Each of the corner brackets also includes two integral, spaced-apart side panels which downwardly depend from the top crosspiece. Between the spaced-apart side panels are positioned an end of one of the lateral rails and between the spaced-apart side panels is pivotably mounted an upper end of one of the legs to allow for lateral movement of the lower end of the legs to allow for adjustment of the lateral spacing of the lower ends of the legs. The lower ends of the legs are connected to respective brackets at respective mounting points on the body of the pickup truck.

Abstract: The present invention is an article carrier assembly for mounting on an exterior surface of a motor vehicle, the article including a pair of elongated side rails constructed and arranged to be mounted on an exterior surface of the motor vehicle. The side rails extend generally parallel to one another in a spaced apart relation and an elongated adjustable cross rail assembly constructed and arranged to be mounted transversely between and releasably lockable along the side rails in a range of operating positions. The cross rail assembly has rail locking structures mounted on opposite ends thereof for selectively engaging the side rails. An actuator is operatively connected to the rail locking structures. The actuator is positioned such that an operator standing on one side of the vehicle can manipulate the actuator and move the cross rail assembly between the operating positions.

Abstract: The invention is a simple and convenient carrier structure for transporting 2 (two) or more ATVs or snowmobiles on a standard-sized pick-up truck. The carrier has a frame which is adapted to be secured on the box, or bed of the pick-up. The front of the frame is cantilevered to extend generally horizontally from the front of the box forward and above the cab with front decking to support a first vehicle horizontally above the pick-up cab. The back part of the carrier frame has back decking to support a second vehicle on an incline from near the top back of the cab to near the bottom back of the box. The back decking is pivotally mounted to the frame at the decking's front end, and may be supported by a rear transverse frame member also pivotally mounted to the carrier frame so that it may be raised and lowered and flipped upside-down in position to support the back decking at a variety of angles or to support a tent fabric for camping.

Abstract: An accessing apparatus removably installable into the cargo space of a rearwardly unloadable service vehicle includes front and rear frame assemblies of generally planar configuration disposed in parallel spaced apart vertical planes. Guide tracks extend between the upper and lower extremities of the frame assemblies for accommodating the wheels of storage components such as a container, side racks and an overhead rack. By virtue of their wheeled engagement of the tracks, the storage components can be easily moved in a lateral direction in and out of the rear of the cargo space.

Abstract: A pet enclosure device 10 for use with the bed 101 of a conventional pickup truck. The enclosure device 10 includes a plurality of stake member 20 dimensioned to be received in the stake openings 102 of the pickup truck, an open weave elongated enclosure member 30 fabricated from a single sheet of netting material 31 and a securing unit 13 for operatively connecting the netting member 30 to the plurality of stake members 20.

Abstract: A rectangular base mounted on wheels and coupled to a tractor. Protection walls preferably made of a steel grid are mounted at the front and rear ends and along the left longitudinal side, the opposite side remaining free from protection wall. A vertical support is disposed parallel to the protection wall mounted on the left side of the base. On the right side of the base there is a non-slip member and an attachment is provided to fix the load of the car frame to the base for transportation. Transverse members are mounted on the base which facilitate loading and unloading of car frames with a fork type loader through the right side wherein no protection wall has been provided.

Abstract: This invention provides a truckbed security system which includes a substantially-horizontal platform designed to cover the entire top opening of the cargo bed of a pickup truck, lockably, thereby providing security and protection to the contents within. The horizontal platform is strong and rigid enough to carry a heavy payload and is attached by hinge to the rear of the cargo bed allowing the platform's front end to be raised to a convenient height for providing access to the interior of the cargo bed and the contents within. To raise the platform, there is a hydraulic cylinder operated by an integral hydraulic power unit, powered by the battery of the pickup truck, and operator-controlled with a locking key switch. The top of the platform may be used to carry the payload which would normally be carried within the cargo bed. The platform, when raised hydraulically to a substantial angle, can serve as a dump bed with limited capacity.

Abstract: A removable knockdown truck rack having independent front and aft support frames. Each support frame having two spaced apart side-posts, each side-post being rigidly connected to a cross rail disposed therebetween thereby forming a moment resistant frame to resist lateral forces transverse to the truck. Each side-post of the frames being supported by a socket assembly adapted to be attached to the cargo bed of a truck. Each said socket assembly having a receiving socket disposed to securably receive a side-post therein. Wherein the receiving sockets are braced to resist longitudinal forces imparted substantially by acceleration and deceleration of the truck.

Abstract: A truck-mounted work station includes a frame forming an open rack for tools and supplies, and pivot arms extending from the frame to support a work table or the like. The work table is movable with the pivot arms between an elevated storage position within the width limit of the truck, and a lowered working position outside and alongside the truck. A torsion spring facilitates raising and lowering the work table. Spring torsion is adjustable to suit its load. Up and down travel of the pivot arms is limited by stops. The work table is secured in its elevated position for safe travel.

Abstract: A rail mounting member that is to be positioned on the sidewall of a pickup truck or other vehicle having a cargo bed with a sidewall. The mounting rail has a hook member which hooks around the bottom flange of the sidewall and an upper surface which is adhesively attached to the upper surface of the sidewall of the truck. A securing surface is attached to the rail mounting member so as to extend inward into the bed of the vehicle and a plurality of mounting points are positioned on the securing surface. Preferably, the securing surface extends substantially the entire length of the rail mounting member so as to allow securing of cargo to the mounting member along its entire length. The rail mounting member has ribs and indentations formed on the top side which will receive a mounting plate having matching indentations formed on a bottom side.

Abstract: A truck bed extender includes a receiver mounted at the forward end of the truck bed with a pair of trusses removably connected to the receiver and extending rearwardly beyond the length of the bed so as to cantilever rearwardly beyond the truck bed. Each truss has an upper member which slopes forwardly and downwardly from a rearward end, and a shim plate on the bottom surface of a length less than the length of the truck bed, to support the trusses on the truck bed. A cross-member is connected between the trusses to maintain them in spaced apart parallel relationship.

Abstract: An adjustable pickup truck rack assembly that is adapted for installation on a wide variety of pickup truck sizes and body styles. The pickup truck rack assembly consists of an upper rack assembly comprising two side frames and fixed or removable cross members, and vertical posts with support arms having a plurality of mounting holes permitting adjustment of the mounting position of the upper rack assembly. The upper rack assembly may be adjusted to either side, or forward or rearward over the cargo bed of the pickup truck.

Abstract: A rack for carrying loads and mounted over the bed of a vehicle and adapted to be converted to a trailer, the rack having front and rear tubular vertical posts supporting an assembly of tubular bars, the tubular bars being divided into front and rear segments and each segment having a cover of steel wire mesh, the front segment being folded over the rear segment after detaching the front segment from the front vertical posts, pivoting the rear and folded over front segments to a vertical position so as to lie adjacent the rear vertical posts, the rear vertical posts carrying telescopic members to which the rear segments are attached having an axle and journaled wheels passing through standards welded to the back side of the rear posts, pivoting the whole assembly to a horizontal position, with the folded over segments overlying the rear posts, extending the telescopic members with the attached rear segment, unfolding the front segment so that the front segment is maintained forwardly of the rear segment.

Abstract: A rail component for pick-up and flat-bed trucks to support side or back pieces comprising a plurality of vertically disposed support rails positioned around the periphery of a rear portion of a truck, each support rail including a C-shaped channel with a back wall at its central extent and with extension plates at right angles therefrom being provided with screw holes in a vertical array, a supplemental back wall with extension plates and with the back walls spaced at right angles from each other, each back wall having at least one aperture.

Abstract: The present invention includes a railing and a plurality of collapsible stanchions having an upper end and a lower end. A hinge connected to each upper end for pivotally coupling with the railing. The lower end also has a hinge connected thereto for pivotally coupling with a roof of a vehicle. At least one of the hinges has a locking mechanism to preclude pivoting of the stanchions.

Abstract: An auxiliary load supporting apparatus including a substantially rigid frame member receivable by portions of a bed of a pickup truck and having a movable frame member pivotally coupled thereto and movable from a first position and a second position for supporting a load superjacent the bed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a hoist system for a vehicle is provided. The hoist system includes a support frame mounted to the vehicle. A slidably extendable pair of parallel rails are mounted to the support frame. The front ends and the tail ends of the parallel rails can be connected. A crossbeam that supports a hoist mechanism is slidably suspended from the pair of rails. The support frame can be collapsibly hinged for transport. The support frame is mounted to the vehicle, at a height above the cab of the vehicle or alternatively incorporated into the ladder rack of the vehicle. The hoist system is light-in-weight with a versatile support frame that can transfer heavy and swinging or shifting loads. The hoist system is also heavy-duty and has an extended and side-to-side reach.

Abstract: An apparatus for extending the effective width and length of a bed of a truck. Two runners mount onto the track via pedestals and have cradles to hold the cross bars in place. The cross bars span the width of the truck so that loads wider than the width of the track between the wheel wells can be carried. The apparatus also includes telescoping runners which extend outward up to two feet to hold longer cargo.

Abstract: A carrier rack and rack retainer for use with a pickup truck includes a rack having an assemblable set of at least two rack segments each having a transverse bridge and two columnar bridge support struts, each strut having offset, i.e. parallel but non-collinear, upper end and lower end portions. The upper end portion of each strut mates with a discrete end of the bridge of a discrete rack segment in at least two discrete rotated positions of the strut about the longitudinal axis of the upper end portion of the strut, thereby providing a rack segment with selectable spacing between the lower end portions of the struts. The rack retainer provides at least two pairs of columnar pillars mountable adjacent side walls of the pickup truck cargo area. The spacing between the lower end portions of the struts of each assembled rack segment may be selected to be approximately equal to the spacing between the pillars of a discrete pair of mounted pillars.

Abstract: There is a need for a carrier or rack enabling owners of passenger vans, and some delivery vans, to haul elongated objects. Such carriers or load carrying bracket attachments are provided herein for vans of the type having two sets of upper and lower external door leaf hinges. A rack element is adapted for each set of hinges, with the two cooperating or jointly forming the rack itself. Each rack element includes a support rail having upper and lower hanging brackets on its inner surface adapted to fit between the hinge leaves to hang on the upper and lower door hinges. A rigid arm attached to the front surface of the support rail extends outwardly as a boom for supporting objects such as ladders, plywood and the like which are to be carried by the van.

Abstract: The present invention includes a railing and a plurality of collapsible stanchions having an upper end and a lower end. A hinge connected to each upper end for pivotally coupling with the railing. The lower end also has a hinge connected thereto for pivotally coupling with a roof of a vehicle. At least one of the hinges has a locking mechanism to preclude pivoting of the stanchions.

Abstract: A new Truck Bed Removable Rack System for providing a compact, easily assembled and disassembled rack for a bed of a pick-up truck. The inventive device includes a plurality of vertical support poles for projecting within stake apertures of the bed of the pick-up truck, an inner and an outer member secured traversely to a lower portion of the support poles, a pair of elongated members removably secured to the support poles parallel to one another, a plurality of traverse members removably secured mesial the pair of elongated members, a plurality of extended members secured orthogonally to each inner member projecting downward and having a horizontal slot, and an L-member removably projecting within the slot and a threaded shaft threadably engaging the L-member substantially parallel to the support poles. The threaded shaft includes a winged end allowing a user to easily secure the inventive device to the bed of the pick-up truck without damaging the bed.

Abstract: A vehicle rack for ladders or other elongated cargo includes a carrying surface and a structure which permits the carrying surface to be adjusted between two fixed positions, both of which can be used for transporting ladders or other elongated cargo. The rack consists of a pair of frames, and each frame includes assemblies generally formed from elongated members. The frame's post assembly has a foot portion which can be releasably secured to the vehicle and an upper portion to which an arm assembly is rotatably connected at one of the arm assembly ends, thereby forming an inverted L-shape. A brace has one end connected to a mid-point of the post assembly and another end connected to a mid-point in the arm assembly. The brace can be attached to one or the other of two attachment areas to position the arm assembly in either of the two fixed positions.

Abstract: A truck-mounted work station includes a frame forming an open rack for tools and supplies, and pivot arms extending from the frame to support a work table or the like. The work table is movable with the pivot arms between an elevated storage position within the width limit of the truck, and a lowered working position outside and alongside the truck. A torsion spring facilitates raising and lowering the work table. Spring torsion is adjustable to suit its load. Up and down travel of the pivot arms is limited by stops. The work table is secured in its elevated position for safe travel.

Abstract: A knockdown telescopically expandable elevated utility rack for pickup trucks is formed by forward and rearward H-shaped stanchions and stanchion post receiving brackets overlying pickup bed side walls. A forward stanchion panel and a rearward stanchion bottom rail forms a horizontal load support adjacent the upper limit of pickup bed side walls and a side rail assembly overlying the upper limit of the stanchions and the pickup cab forms an elevated load supporting platform.

Abstract: A snowmobile carrying unit fitted to the loadbed of a pickup truck has four plungers held with pins to the downwardly directed four legs of the top portion of a two-piece bedrack which hold the bedrack fast to the sidewalls of the loadbed. An eight wheel dolly rides in channels in the two tracks of the top portion of the bedrack which is held to the bottom portion by pins placed through complementary holes. A circular track atop the dolly receives four wheels on the bottom of a flat rotatable carriage unit with bar on rod locking assembly units received by threaded holes in the floor of the carriage. The leading edge and the trailing edge of the carriage have two slits each amenable to receipt of swivel locks.

Abstract: An improved sport and utility rack bracket particularly for use with pickup trucks. The bracket is a cantilevered assembly mounted on a side rail defining a portion of the cargo area of a pickup truck. The bracket has a rack attached thereto. The free end of the bracket, i.e., the cantilevered portion of the bracket, is parallel to or at some angle to the horizontal plane of the truck bed, transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

Abstract: A elongated article carrier is provided for releasably affixing on the bed of a pickup truck. The elongated article carrier includes a longitudinal member supported by vertical posts and two parallel transverse bars allow two or more canoes to be securely and releasably attached during transportation. The elongated article carrier is lightweight and can be lifted and installed by a single adult.