Freight accommodation on freight carrier – Particular article accommodation – Wheeled vehicle
Patent
1999-06-25
2000-08-08
Gordon, Stephen T.
Freight accommodation on freight carrier
Particular article accommodation
Wheeled vehicle
410 2, 410 3, 410 9, 410 10, B60P 708
Patent
active
060992190
ABSTRACT:
An ATV tie down rack system for securing an ATV to a trailer or the bed of a pickup without requiring tie-down straps. The inventive device includes a tube member, a center bracket having two apertures extending from the tube member, a first support member attached to the tube member, a second support member attached to the tube member opposite of the first support member, a catch member having a U-shape rotatably positioned within the tube member, a pair of angled members extending orthogonally from the distal ends of the catch member, a first ratchet having a first strap, and a second ratchet having a second strap. The first strap and the second strap are slidably attached to the catch member and the angled members for allowing them to be easily moved away from the path of the tire of the ATV. The first ratchet and the second ratchet are utilized to tighten the respective straps about the tires of the ATV thereby retaining the ATV upon the trailer or pickup. The pair of apertures within the center bracket allow the tube member to be attached utilizing a threaded shaft as is commonly found in a snowmobile trailer, or conventional fasteners may be inserted through the apertures for retaining the tube member in the desired location such as the bed of a pickup. The first support member and the second support member preferably have a V-portion for snugly receiving the tires of the ATV.
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Gordon Stephen T.
Koop David L.
Neustel Michael S.
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