Rom Acquisition Corporation

Larson Manufacturing Company

Prime Design, Inc.

Rashid Bharucha

Todd N Stratmoen

Keith M Kibbel

John M Parkhurst

Mark E Abdella

Michael D Gonnerman

Duane Pecinovsky

Gary L Spoelstra

José Carlos Figueiredo Da Cunha

A dual stage vehicle ladder rack permits multiple ladders to be stacked vertically above a vehicle for transport without requiring removal of the top ladder of the stack prior to removal of a lower ladder. A lower stage is movable, independent of an upper stage, between a loading/unloading position and a stowed position.

Dual stage ladder rack for work vans

A ladder latching device for a rear deploy, tilting type ladder lack that automatically extends and retracts a latch pin as ladders are loaded onto and removed from the roof of a work vehicle. The latching device has an L-shaped lever with a spring biased first leg supporting a latch pin and a second leg with a roller for cooperating with a rail of the rack's stationary bed. The latch pin is made to extend through apertures in a stop post and over a rung of the ladder to trap it only when the roller remains in contact with the stationary rail. During tilting of the load support member, the latch pin retracts.

Ladder lock for rear deploy ladder rack

A ladder rack for a motor vehicle similar to what is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 6,764,268, but differing therefrom in that the top surfaces of the stationary bar member and the movable bar member are coplanar and in a side-by-side relationship when the load being carried is atop the vehicle's roof rather than being stacked, one-above-the-other, as in the prior art. As such, the ladder rack of the present invention exhibits a reduced height profile.

Low profile ladder rack

The present invention is a system and method for an easy installation storm door for installation in a home. The door system may include a door panel that is mounted onto two vertical z-bar frames such that the door system can be installed in a left hinge or right hinge format. The z-bar frames are precut at the factory to be shorter than a standard doorframe so that they do not have to be cut during installation. Also included in the system are top and bottom expanders that fit onto a top and bottom side of the door panel so as to selectively adjust the vertical height of the door panel. The top and bottom expanders further insure a reasonable air and moisture barrier between the interior and exterior of the home. The door system further includes a lock assembly that is pre-installed such that it can be utilized whether the door system is installed in a left hinge or right hinge format. The lock system may include a lockbody that includes duplicate hardware such that the door panel can be situated in the doorframe in a right hinge or left hinge format without having to adjust the position or orientation of the lockbody.

Installation method for a storm door

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Roseville, MN, United States of America

Rashid Bharucha