Vehicle deck rack with pop-up tie downs

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle deck rack with pop-up tie downs showing my new design it being understood that the fragmentary broken line showing of an automotive vehicle is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged right end elevation view thereof looking in the direction of arrow III in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front elevation view thereof looking in the direction of arrow IV in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear elevation view thereof looking in the direction of arrow V in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a greatly enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along line VI--VI in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a greatly enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along line VII--VII in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a greatly enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the pop-up tie down portion thereof within the circle VIII of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a greatly enlarged fragmentary perpsective view similar to FIG. 8 with the pop-up tie down element in raised condition; and

FIG. 10 is a greatly enlarged fragmentary side elevational view of the end of one of the slats thereof within the circle X of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D280983 October 15, 1985 Schinella
4099658 July 11, 1978 Bott
4182471 January 8, 1980 Bott
4239139 December 16, 1980 Bott
4293159 October 6, 1981 Bott
4295587 October 20, 1981 Bott
4364500 December 21, 1982 Bott
4427141 January 24, 1984 Bott
4431123 February 14, 1984 Bott
4432478 February 21, 1984 Bott
4440333 April 3, 1984 Bott
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4838467 June 13, 1989 Bott
Patent History
Patent number: D306191
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 1, 1987
Date of Patent: Feb 20, 1990
Inventor: John A. Bott (Grosse Pointe Shores, MI)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Harness, Dickey & Pierce
Application Number: 7/33,061
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/157