Vehicle rack
First Claim
1. A vehicle rack for supporting at least one accessory having mounting pegs on a pickup truck bed having a plurality of stake pockets, the rack comprising:
- a plurality of retaining arms, each of the plurality of retaining arms being received within a stake pocket of the pickup truck bed;
a panel integral with the plurality of retaining arms and extending along a side wall of the pickup truck, the panel defining a plurality of apertures for receiving the mounting pegs of the at least one accessory; and
a locking member moveably affixed to the panel, the locking member having a plurality of obstructions which partially block the plurality of apertures when the locking member is slid into a locked position.
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Abstract
A vehicle rack which supports different accessory having mounting pegs on a pickup truck bed is provided. The vehicle rack includes a plurality of retaining arms wherein each of the plurality of retaining arms are received within a stake pocket of the pickup truck bed. The invention further includes a panel and a locking member where the panel is integral with the plurality of retaining arms and may extend along a side wall of the pickup truck. The panel defines a plurality of apertures for receiving the mounting pegs of the at least one accessory. The locking member is moveably affixed to the panel, and has a plurality of obstructions which partial close the openings of the plurality of apertures when the locking member is slid into a locked position.
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7 Claims
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1. A vehicle rack for supporting at least one accessory having mounting pegs on a pickup truck bed having a plurality of stake pockets, the rack comprising:
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a plurality of retaining arms, each of the plurality of retaining arms being received within a stake pocket of the pickup truck bed;
a panel integral with the plurality of retaining arms and extending along a side wall of the pickup truck, the panel defining a plurality of apertures for receiving the mounting pegs of the at least one accessory; and
a locking member moveably affixed to the panel, the locking member having a plurality of obstructions which partially block the plurality of apertures when the locking member is slid into a locked position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle rack for receiving mounting pegs of at least one accessory on a pickup truck bed having a plurality of stake pockets, the rack comprising:
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a plurality of retaining arms, each of the plurality of retaining arms being received within a stake pocket of the pickup truck bed;
a panel integral with the plurality of retaining arms and extending along a side wall of the bed of a pickup truck, the panel defining a plurality of apertures for receiving the mounting pegs of the at least one accessory; and
a locking member moveably affixed to the panel, the locking member having a handle and a first elongate arm, the first elongate arm being adaptable to partially close the plurality of apertures when the locking member is slid into a locked position thereby locking the mounting pegs of the at least one accessory into the panel. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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