Material or article handling – Vehicle attached auxiliary carriers
Patent
1987-12-08
1989-05-02
Werner, Frank E.
Material or article handling
Vehicle attached auxiliary carriers
224310, 224315, 224321, B60R 904
Patent
active
048263877
ABSTRACT:
Heavy materials such as ladders, pipes and the like are often carried on a roof rack secured to the roof of service trucks, vans and the like and of course are difficult to place on the rack and remove therefrom. The present device includes a carrier which can be extended and retracted relative to the rack and is hinged so that it drops down adjacent the sides of the truck when extended, to facilitate loading and unloading of the material carried by the rack. When hinged upwardly to approximately the horizontal position, it may be pushed towards the longitudinal center of the roof so that it telescopes inwardly thus supporting the material upon the rack. Automatic latches are included to detachably lock the carrier in the retracted position and snubbers are provided to space the carrier from the side walls of the van or truck when in the extended, substantially vertical position.
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Krizek Janice
Werner Frank E.
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