A ladder rack for supporting a ladder on a vehicle. The ladder rack comprises a supporting arrangement anchored only along a single edge area of a rooftop, the supporting arrangement comprising a first load-bearing member entirely extending over the rooftop within an edge of the rooftop and a second load-bearing member extending substantially parallel to the first load-bearing member with a lateral offset, outside the rooftop and away from the edge of the rooftop. A ladder-supporting arrangement holds the ladder and connects to the first load-bearing member and to the first load-bearing member for supporting a weight of the ladder. The remainder of the rooftop surface is exempt of any member and is free for other purposes. The ladder is held on a side of the vehicle with an offset to be able to open a sliding door on the same side of the vehicle as the ladder rack.

The present invention relates to a coupling arrangement for coupling a vehicle recovery ladder to a vehicle. The arrangement includes a bracket for fastening to a roof rack borne by the vehicle. The arrangement further includes one or more ladder fasteners for fastening the ladder to the bracket. The fasteners extend from the bracket and through the ladder. Advantageously, the recovery ladder may be mounted to an external roof rack to avoid dirtying the interior of the vehicle.

A ladder rack assembly for connecting at least one ladder to a vehicle. The ladder rack assembly includes a frame configured to connect to a roof of the vehicle; a first retention hook connected to a first laterally extending frame portion; a second retention hook connected to a second laterally extending frame portion; and an over-center latch connected to a longitudinally extending frame portion, the first retention hook, the second retention hook, and the over-center latch being arranged to secure the at least one ladder to the vehicle. When the at least one ladder is installed on the ladder rack assembly, the retention hooks and the over-center latch are disposed laterally on an exterior of the ladder.

A ladder carrying device for a vehicle is equipped with a frame element (3) assigned, in its operative conditions (O) to be fixed above the vehicle (V). This frame element (3) is connected to a support member (9) for at least one ladder (S). The frame element (3) is provided with at least two longitudinal edges (13) at least approximately or substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle (V) and mutually and rigidly connected by at least one transversal element (15) a portion of which interposed between, and distant from, said longitudinal edges (13) carries at least one longitudinal stationary pivot (19) connected to a first end of a swinging body 21 whose opposite and second end is connected, by means of a longitudinal mobile pivot (23), to an oscillating element (25) connected to the support member (9).

A device for securing a ladder to a ladder rack comprises a first pole segment, a second pole segment substantially parallel to and shorter than the first pole segment, a connecting segment therebetween, and a clamping bar slidably engaged with the first pole segment and selectively slidably engaged with the second pole segment. The clamping bar comprises a trigger handle. The device may be placed around a portion of a ladder and a ladder rack. Repeatedly pivoting and releasing the trigger handle moves the clamping bar proximally-to-distally along the first pole segment such that the clamping bar slidably engages a proximal end of the second pole segment and then tightens against the ladder rack, thereby securing the ladder to the ladder rack.

A ladder rack system may have a slide with a support flange and a spanning flange. The system may also have a ladder support member adapted to selectively receive a portion of the support flange therein. The system may also have a pivot bracket pivotally connected to the ladder support member. The pivot bracket may be adapted to selectively move the ladder support member.

An integrated ladder rack is provided for a truck. That integrated ladder rack includes a first side frame, a second side frame, a first cross member and a second cross member. The first side frame and the second side frame are translated from a stowed position to a deployed position and the first cross member and the second cross member are displaced to span between the deployed side frames to form a ladder rack. The related method is also disclosed.

A ladder is safely and securely transported on a work vehicle using a pair of stanchions spaced along one side of the work vehicle. Each stanchion has a lower base portion carried on one side of the work vehicle, and an upper pole portion insertable into a hollow rung of a ladder. In this fashion, a ladder, such as an extension ladder, is supported on only one of its side rails without the need for engagement with tensioned load straps. Because the stanchions and ladder are located on the side of a work vehicle, the ladder takes up no cargo space on the cargo area of the work vehicle.

A ladder comprises a front leg and a rear leg connected by a slider bracket. The slider bracket comprises a base and a track. The base comprises an aperture therein. The track extends away from the base and comprises a slot therein. The base is rotatably coupled to the front leg by a front pin in the aperture. The track is slidably coupled to the rear leg by a rear pin in the slot. When spreading the rear leg away from the front leg, the base pivots around the front pin as the rear pin slides in the slot of the track until the rear pin reaches the end of the slot in the track. The slot also may include a latch at the end of the slot that engages the rear pin.

A ladder cage is provided. The ladder cage includes opposite first and second sidewalls each extending parallel to a longitudinal axis. Spaced apart brackets are coupled to one of the sidewalls. Spaced apart rollers extend between the sidewalls. The rollers are each rotatable relative to the sidewalls along a rotation axis that extends transverse to the longitudinal axis. The rollers and inner surfaces of the brackets and the sidewalls define a housing configured for disposal of a ladder.