Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached to special purpose vehicle
Patent
1998-09-12
2000-02-01
Vidovich, Gregory M.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached to special purpose vehicle
224551, 224554, 224571, 2249175, B60R 912
Patent
active
060192658
ABSTRACT:
A snowboard rack, for transporting a snowboard in a pickup truck having a cab and a bed, the bed having a bed front, a bed rear, and bed side walls, comprising a header shaft and at least one carrier extending rearward from the header shaft. The carrier has a carrier sleeve which extends over the header shaft to allow slidable movement thereupon. The relative position of the carrier and the header shaft is fixed by tightening a set screw on the carrier sleeve. The header shaft extends across the bed near the bed front. The header shaft has a pair of side poles which engage the bed side walls and are spring tensioned thereagainst. The carrier has a pair of cradles which support the snowboard therein, and a strap mechanism which secures the snowboard within the cradles.
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