Inventors:
Lowell S. Fugman - Cincinnati OH
International Classification:
B60R 9042
Abstract:
A ladder support accessory is disclosed for pivotally supporting a ladder on a truck rack. The ladder support accessory includes, in one embodiment, a pair of joints mounted to a side rail of the truck rack and a pair of ladder support members pivotably connected to the joints. The ladder support members extend inboard of and substantially transverse to the side rail and are pivotable in a substantially vertical plane between substantially horizontal and vertical positions. A ladder is secured to the ladder support members and is at least partially supported by front and rear rails of the truck rack when the ladder support members are in the horizontal position. The ladder is supported solely by the ladder support members when the ladder support members are pivoted to the vertical position. The ladder support members are also pivotable in a substantially horizontal plane between a "use" position, with the ladder support members extending parallel to the front and rear rails, and a "stow" position, with the ladder support members extending inboard of and parallel to the side rail.