| US 7,549,831 B2 | ||
| Ladder rack apparatus and method | ||
| John H. Hendley, Smyrna, Ga. (US); John H. Fischer, Lilburn, Ga. (US); and Richard J. Renard, Prunedale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to L & P Property Management Company, South Gate, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 20, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/425,272. | ||
| Application 11/425272 is a continuation of application No. 10/653447, filed on Sep. 02, 2003, abandoned. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/408532, filed on Sep. 05, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0245875 A1, Nov. 02, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60P 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 9/042 (2006.01); A47B 97/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 414—462 [224/310; 248/503] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A motorized ladder rack for loading or unloading a ladder on a vehicle, said motorized ladder rack comprising:
a stationary front cradle secured to said vehicle, said front cradle including a support member, a side guide removably secured
to the support member, a front guide removably secured to the support member, and a side stop removably secured to the support
member;
a rear cradle secured to said vehicle;
a side rail stationary relative to said vehicle for supporting a ladder during said loading and unloading, said side rail
having a straight portion and two curved portions at the ends of the straight portion, one of said curved portions being secured
to said front cradle and the other of said curved portions being secured to a portion of said rear cradle;
wherein a portion of said rear cradle is movable between a first position and a second position by activation of a motorized
drive assembly.
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