Overhead truck rack and corner bracket

Details Overhead truck rack and corner bracket Overhead truck rack and corner bracket

1998-02-25

1999-07-27

Pape, Joseph D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Racks

224402, 224403, 211182, B60P 300

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059277823

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. Each of the corner brackets also includes four integral support ribs which are connected a lower side of the cantilevered top piece and the outer sides of the two side panels to provide additional strength to the corner brackets.

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