GB2216474A - Adjustable load rack for a vehicle - Google Patents

Adjustable load rack for a vehicle Download PDF

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GB2216474A
GB2216474A GB8903508A GB8903508A GB2216474A GB 2216474 A GB2216474 A GB 2216474A GB 8903508 A GB8903508 A GB 8903508A GB 8903508 A GB8903508 A GB 8903508A GB 2216474 A GB2216474 A GB 2216474A
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Colin Carpenter
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R9/00—Supplementary fittings on vehicle exterior for carrying loads, e.g. luggage, sports gear or the like
    • B60R9/04—Carriers associated with vehicle roof
    • B60R9/045—Carriers being adjustable or transformable, e.g. expansible, collapsible
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/13—Roll-over protection
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R9/00—Supplementary fittings on vehicle exterior for carrying loads, e.g. luggage, sports gear or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R2021/0065—Type of vehicles
    • B60R2021/0074—Utility vehicles
    • B60R2021/0083—Pick-up trucks; Light trucks; Sport utility vehicles

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Abstract

A load-carrying rack 1 for a vehicle comprises means 3 for adjusting at least one dimension of the rack 1. The means 3 comprises a plurality of transverse telescopic tubes 3', 4' having a series of longitudinally spaced apart holes through a diameter in the parts which in use overlap telescopically. There is a nut and bolt arrangement whereby the tubes are secured together when the required width dimension of the rack is set, the bolt being passed through aligned holes and secured by the nut. Support or roll bars 11 provide support for the rack on a "pick-up" type vehicle, for example. <IMAGE>

Description

A RACK The invention relates to a load-carrying rack for a vehicle such as a pick-up.
According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a load-carrying rack for a vehicle, comprising means for adjusting at least one dimension of a load-carrying surface of the rack.
The width of the load-carrying surface of the rack may be adjustable. This provides for mounting of the rack on vehicles of different widths.
The rack may comprise two telescopic parts.
The rack may comprise a planar grid member made up of the two parts each of which grid members may have a respective raised lateral guard member.
The rack may include downwardly (in use) open channel members which may provide seatings for securing means.
The securing means may secure the rack to support members adapted to support the rack in use.
The support members may comprise spaced support or roll bars having two support struts and a web therebetween on which the rack is mounted.
Each support or roll bar may have a generally inverted (in use) U-shape, the support struts terminating in means for erecting the roll bar on a substrtate.
The erecting means may comprise brace means and flats extending in a direction at substantially 900 to the plane of the support struts.
According to a second aspect of the invention there is provided a load-carrying rack for a vehicle as hereinbefore defined and members for supporting the rack and for connection with a load-carrying part of a vehicle the arrangement being such that when the set is assembled the rack is supported on the support members in a position spaced from the load-carrying surface of the vehicle.
The support members may comprise spaced support or roll bars having two support struts and a web therebetween on which the rack is mounted.
Each support or roll bar may have a generally inverted (in use) U-shape, the support struts terminating in means for erecting the roll bar on a substrate.
The erecting means may comprise brace means and flats extending in a direction at substantially 900 to the plane of the support struts.
According to a third aspect of the invention there is provided a vehicle with mounted on it a load-carrying rack as hereinbefore defined.
A load-carrying rack for a vehicle is hereinafter described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a set of parts according to the invention including a rack according to the invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail of part of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a vehicle on which a rack embodying the invention is mounted.
Referring to the drawings, there is shown a load-carrying rack 1 for a vehicle 2, comprising means 3 for adjusting at least one dimension of the rack 1. The means 3 comprises a plurality, in the embodiment shown four, of transverse telescopic tubes 3, 4'.
'e tubes 3', 4' each have a series of longitudinally spaced apart holes through a diameter in the parts which in use overlap telescopically. There is a nut and bolt arrangement whereby the tubes are secured together when the required width dimension of the rack is set, the bolt being passed through aligned holes and secured by the nut.
The rack 1 is made of metal and the width is adjustable as described by means of the two telescopically arranged transverse parts using the tubes 3', 4' which are thus arranged to set the sides 5 apart a desired distance depending on the width of the vehicle and/or the width of the load. The rack includes integral side guards 6 which are upstanding from the load-carrying surface 7.
The rack 1 also has longitudinal mounting channels 8, which are downwardly open for receiving securing means such as fixing bolts 9 mounted under pressure of biassing such as a spring 10 by which the rack 1 is secured to mounting or support members in the form of metal U-shaped support or roll bars 11. Each roll bar 11 comprises two U-shaped members 12, 13 secured together as by welding except at the free ends of the legs where one member is splayed 13 away from the other 12 to form a brace or strut 14.
The free ends of both members 12, 13 terminate in flat plates 15 extending in a direction at substantially 90 to the plane of the legs.
The rack 1 and roll bars 12, 13 form a set or kit of parts which when erected form a load-carrying structure which can increase by 100% the load-carrying capacity of a 'pick-up' kind of vehicle 2 of the kind shown in Fig. 3. The structure 1, 12, 13 is erected by first erecting the roll bars 12, 13 at desired fore and aft positions on the pick-up 2 and securing them to the floor thereof using suitable bolts passing through the flats 15. The rack 1, adjusted telescopically to the required width using tubes 3', 4', is then mounted on the roll bars 12, 13 clamping plates 16 being used to clamp the roll bars 12, 13 and rack 1 securely together through the intermediary of the bolts 9 which engage in the channel members 8, a washer 17 resting on unturned lip members 18, and the whole assembly being spring mounted by the spring 10.
The whole assembly can readily be dismounted by undoing the several bolts, in reverse order, removing the rack from the roll bars, and the roll bars from the pick-up.
In a modification, not shown, the sides 5 of the rack 1 have a plurality of spaced apart brackets, suitably two or three angle brackets whereby the rack may be supported directly on suitable mounting means of elongate support members extending substantially vertically from a vehicle, rather than on roll bars as shown.

Claims (17)

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1. A load-carrying rack for a vehicle, comprising means for adjusting at least one dimension of a load-carrying surface of the rack.
2. A rack according to Claim 1, the width of the load-carrying surface of the rack being adjustable.
3. A rack according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, the rack comprising two telescopic parts.
4. A rack according to any preceding claim, comprising a planar grid member made up of the two parts each of which grid member has a respective raised lateral guard member extending from a longitudinal member of the rack.
5. A rack according to any preceding claim, the rack including downwardly (in use) open channel members providing seatings for securing means.
6. A rack according to Claim 5, the securing mean securing the rack in use to support members adapted to support the rack.
7. A rack according to Claim 4, including a plurality of devices for securing the rack to support means.
8. A rack according to Claim 7, the devices comprising brackets spaced longitudinally along the rack.
9. A rack according to Claim 8, there being three brackets on each longitudinal member of the rack.
10. A load-carrying rack for a vehicle, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
11. A set of parts, comprising a load-carrying rack for a vehicle according to any preceding claim and members for supporting the rack and for connection with a load-carrying part of a vehicle the arrangement being such that when the set is assembled the rack is supported on the support members in a position spaced from the load-carrying surface of the vehicle.
12. A set according to Claim 11, the support members comprising spaced support or roll bars having two support struts and a web therebetween on which the rack is mounted.
13. A set according to Claim 12, each support or roll bar having a generally inverted (in use) U-shape, the support struts terminating in means for erecting the roll bar on a substrate.
14. A set according to Claim 13, the erecting means comprising brace means and flats extending in a direction at substantially 90 to the plane of the support struts.
15. A set according to Claim 11, the supports comprising substantially upright spaced apart elongate support members.
16. A set of parts substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
17. A vehicle with mounted on it a load-carrying rack according to any of Claims 11 to 16.
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FR2664545A1 (en) * 1990-07-12 1992-01-17 Weibel Alfred Device for transporting cycles on lightweight tarpaulin-covered trailers
GB2303344A (en) * 1995-07-20 1997-02-19 Keith White Vehicle roof rack
GB2422812A (en) * 2005-02-03 2006-08-09 Ian Tomkins Luggage rack for a pick-up truck

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US3595452A (en) * 1969-07-14 1971-07-27 Bernard M Anderson Load-carrying rack for truck bodies and the like
GB1401269A (en) * 1971-08-19 1975-07-16 Desmo Ltd Roof racks for vehicles
GB1536783A (en) * 1975-09-09 1978-12-20 Wolf A Retractable lazy-tongs roof rack
GB2053111A (en) * 1979-07-13 1981-02-04 Bott John Anthony Vehicle luggage carrier
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EP0085964A2 (en) * 1982-02-04 1983-08-17 Schnitzler, Alois Roof-rack
US4676543A (en) * 1986-06-09 1987-06-30 Delmous Lewis Truck rack

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GB1225257A (en) * 1968-05-11 1971-03-17
US3595452A (en) * 1969-07-14 1971-07-27 Bernard M Anderson Load-carrying rack for truck bodies and the like
GB1401269A (en) * 1971-08-19 1975-07-16 Desmo Ltd Roof racks for vehicles
GB1536783A (en) * 1975-09-09 1978-12-20 Wolf A Retractable lazy-tongs roof rack
GB2053111A (en) * 1979-07-13 1981-02-04 Bott John Anthony Vehicle luggage carrier
EP0031963A1 (en) * 1980-01-08 1981-07-15 La PREALPINA S.A.S. di Destefanis Maria &amp; C. Cartop carrier structure which can be converted from a ski rack into a general purpose carrier, and viceversa
EP0085964A2 (en) * 1982-02-04 1983-08-17 Schnitzler, Alois Roof-rack
US4676543A (en) * 1986-06-09 1987-06-30 Delmous Lewis Truck rack

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2664545A1 (en) * 1990-07-12 1992-01-17 Weibel Alfred Device for transporting cycles on lightweight tarpaulin-covered trailers
GB2303344A (en) * 1995-07-20 1997-02-19 Keith White Vehicle roof rack
GB2422812A (en) * 2005-02-03 2006-08-09 Ian Tomkins Luggage rack for a pick-up truck
GB2422812B (en) * 2005-02-03 2008-06-18 Ian Tomkins Luggage rack for a pick-up truck

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