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1. A collapsible loading and transporting rack system (100) for transporting a first vehicle (700) on a second vehicle equipped with side rails (710) comprising:
(a) a plurality of right-angularly cross-sectional attachment rails (200), wherein each attachment rail (200) comprises:
(i.) a rail top surface (210),(ii.) a rail bottom surface (220),(iii) a rail inside surface (230),(iv) a support beam attachment (240) affixed to the rail top surface (210), and(v) a side stop tie down (250) affixed to the rail top surface (210); (b) a plurality of support beams (300), wherein each support beam (300) comprises:
(i) a center beam (310) comprising a hollow cavity and an aperture disposed on an end,(ii) an inner beam (320) slidably disposed inside the hollow cavity of the center beam (310), said inner beam (320) having an end, said inner beam (320) slidably projects from and away from the aperture on the end of the center beam (310), and(iii) a set screw (600) disposed on the center beam (310), proximal to the end of the center beam (310), wherein said set screw (600) securely engages and affixes the inner beam (320) with respect to the center beam (310), wherein the support beam (300) comprises an adjustable length; (c) a plurality of generally rectangular planar platform members (400), wherein each platform member (400) comprises:
(i) a platform top surface (410),(ii) a platform bottom surface (420),(iii) a platform edge (430) comprising an upwardly projecting lip around at least one side of the platform edge (430), and(iv) a rectangularly cross-sectional sliding member (440) comprising a hollow cavity and an aperture on an end disposed on the bottom surface of the platform member (400) proximal to an end, said sliding member (440) further comprises a set screw (600) disposed on the sliding member (440), proximal to the end, wherein said sliding member (440) slidably attaches to and wraps fully around the support beam (300), wherein said set screw (600) securely engages and affixes a first platform member (400) to the support beam (300) at a specified location with respect to a second platform member (400); and (d) a plurality of generally rectangular planar ramps (500), wherein each ramp (500) comprises:
(i) a ramp top surface (510),(ii) a ramp bottom surface (520),(iii) a ramp edge (530) comprising an upwardly projecting lip around the ramp edge (530) on a ramp first side edge (532), a ramp second side edge (534), and a ramp back edge (536),(iv) a first plurality of circularly cross-sectional hinge members (540a) comprising a hollow cavity and an aperture on an end disposed on the ramp bottom surface (520) proximal to the ramp back edge (536), and a second plurality of circularly cross-sectional hinge members (540b) comprising a hollow cavity and an aperture on an end disposed on the ramp bottom surface (520) proximal to a ramp front edge (538), and(v) an attachment ledge (550) comprising a downwardly projecting lip disposed on the ramp front edge (538), wherein the attachment ledge (550) sets into and engages the platform edge (430) of the platform member (400);wherein, upon installation, said rail bottom surface (220) sets on top of, nonslidably interfaces with, and attaches to a horizontal top surface of a side rail (710) of the first vehicle (700) so equipped, wherein, upon installation, said rail inside surface (230) sets against, nonslidably interfaces with, and attaches to a vertical inside surface of a side rail (710) of the first vehicle (700) so equipped, wherein said side stop tie down (250) projects horizontally out and away from the horizontal attachment rail (200), wherein said side stop tie down (250) is for securing the ramp (500) in a horizontal position, wherein a plurality of ramps (500) can be secured in a vertically stacked position via the side stop tie down (250), wherein said side stop tie down (250) is an attachment point for securing the second vehicle to the system (100), wherein the end of the support beam (300) attachably engages the support beam attachment (240), wherein the support beam (300) is attachably engaged in a generally horizontally planar position at a ninety degree (right) angle to the horizontal attachment rail (200), wherein a first ramp (500) can be connected to a second ramp (500) via the first hinge members (540a) and the second hinge members (540b), wherein a plurality of ramps (500) can be connected in a series via the first hinge members (540a) and the second hinge members (540b),wherein a collapsible loading and transporting rack system (100) is for transporting the first vehicle (700) on the second vehicle equipped with side rails (710). |
