| 摘要 |
A ladder rack to carry a ladder on a pick-up truck having a front and rear rack mounting openings in a top portion of the side wall of the bed box, comprising: a front and a rear ladder support each having, i) an upright insertion portion sized to be closely received within one of the mounting openings in the pick-up truck; ii) a lateral offset portion carried by, and extending inwardly from a top portion of the upright insertion portion; iii) a mast portion carried by an inner end portion of the lateral offset portion; iv) a lateral ladder carrying portion extending laterally from an upper portion of the mast; v) longitudinal movement prevention means to prevent longitudinal movement of the ladder when it is supported on the lateral carrying portions; and, vi) a swinging arm extending from above to below the ladder to limit lateral ladder movement, when a central portion of the swinging arm is maintained in an upright position adjacent to the ladder. In use after the front and rear brackets are inserted within the rack openings, opposite ends of the ladder may be slid over the lateral ladder carrying portions of the supports thereby supporting the ladder parallel to the side wall of the bed; and finally, the swinging arm may be swung to an engaged position to thereby limit lateral movement of the ladder on the lateral carrying portion.
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