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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Safe Fleet Acquisition Corp., Belton, MO (US);
Inventor:
Avraham Y. Levi, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Safe Fleet Acquisition Corporation, Belton, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/04 (2006.01); B60R 9/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/0485 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ergonomically improved vehicle ladder rack has the top of its side rail(s) flush with the top surface of the rear cross-bar so that a foot portion of a ladder being transported may be made to slide off from the rack without a need for lifting it. To prevent lateral shifting of the ladder during transport on the vehicle, an abutment finger is added to the rotatable rung clamping assembly. The abutment finger blocks lateral shifting of a ladder when the rung hook is engaging a ladder rung and is non-blocking when the rung is disengaged.