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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Thomas Richter, Sand Creek, MI (US);
Rob Sautter, Cement City, MI (US);
Thomas Richter, Sand Creek, MI (US);
Rob Sautter, Cement City, MI (US);
Adrian Steel Company, Adrian, MI (US);
Abstract
A ladder rack for supporting a ladder in a stowage position and for moving the ladder between the stowage position and a loading/unloading position at which the ladder can be loaded onto the rack or unloaded from the rack. The ladder rack includes a frame assembly which is mounted on a support structure such as a vehicle roof and a bed platform having opposite ends that are coupled to the frame assembly for sliding and hinged movement with respect to the frame assembly. At least one of the ends of the bed platform is configured to be extendible when pivoted downward into a loading or unloading position.