Pickup truck recreational equipment rack
A pickup truck bed load carrying rack is described. A pickup truck bed load carrying rack is supported by the bedrails of the pickup truck bed. It is designed to carry items that are too long to fit in the bed of a pickup or to carry items so as to free up space that is needed in the pickup bed. The rack includes two tubular horizontal crossbars ( 4 ), two tubular braces ( 6 ), tubular brace connecting straps ( 6 a ) four tubular vertical supporting braces ( 8 ), and braces ( 12 ). All of the above are supported by two horizontal brackets ( 10 ) which in turn are supported by bedrails ( 18 ).
1. A pickup truck bed load carrying rack comprising:
two horizontal tubular crossbars ( 4 );
two tubular braces ( 6 ) that hold the horizontal tubular crossbars ( 4 ) parallel by bolts received through connecting straps ( 6 a );
four vertical tubular supporting braces ( 8 ) that hold the tubular crossbars ( 4 ), tubular braces ( 6 ), and connecting straps ( 6 a ) above bed rails ( 18 ) of the truck bed;
four braces ( 12 ) attached to outer ends of horizontal tubular crossbars ( 4 ) and to the vertical tubular supporting braces ( 8 ) by bolts through holes ( 9 h ); and
two horizontal brackets ( 10 ) that sit on bed rails ( 18 ) and are clamped to inside lip of bed rail ( 18 a ) by means of bolts ( 10 g ) which go through tabs ( 10 e ) that are welded to horizontal brackets ( 10 ) and into stiffeners ( 10 f ), with horizontal brackets ( 10 ) supporting the camper shell ( 16 ), wherein the vertical tubular supporting braces ( 8 ), the horizontal tubular crossbars ( 4 ), and the tubular braces ( 6 ) are around an outside perimeter of the camper shell ( 16 ).
2. The pickup truck bed load carrying rack of claim 1 , wherein the rack is assembled and disassembled entirely by bolts.
3. The pickup truck bed load carrying rack of claim 1 , wherein the horizontal brackets ( 10 ) are constructed of angle iron or strap steel.
4. The pickup truck bed load carrying rack of claim 1 , wherein the horizontal tubular crossbars ( 4 ), the tubular braces ( 6 ), and the vertical tubular supporting braces ( 8 ) are constructed of square aluminum tubing.