Rack assemblies mountable to trucks for transporting sheet material and the like
US5350095A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R9/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rack assembly mountable to trucks for transporting sheet material and the like comprising a pair of generally vertically extending support rails positionable adjacent to one side of a truck and adapted to be coupled to the truck through components on the inboard side thereof. A lower support rail extends outboardly from each vertical rail and has an upper support surface for sheet material to be transported, each outboard end having an upturned end cap with the outboard lower edge of each vertical rail constituting an inboard end cap. Also provided is a pair of generally horizontal upper support rails coupled to the upper ends of the vertical rails and angled outwardly and downwardly from the truck, each upper support rail having an outboard end cap and an inboard end cap, the upper surfaces of the upper rails constituting support surfaces for ladders and the like. A lower attachment rail extends inboardly from adjacent to the lower end of each vertical rail for securement to a truck and an upper attachment rail extends inboardly from adjacent to the upper end of each vertical rail for securement to a truck.
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