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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 me

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.

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An accessory for pivotally supporting a ladder on a truck rack having front and rear rails and at least one side rail extending therebetween and further being disposed above a truck bed, said accessory comprising: at least one rotary joint, said joint including a stationary element fixedly mountable

An accessory for pivotally supporting a ladder on a truck rack having front and rear rails and at least one side rail extending therebetween and further being disposed above a truck bed, said accessory comprising: at least one rotary joint, said joint including a stationary element fixedly mountable to a horizontally disposed truck rack side rail, and a movable element rotatably supported by said stationary element and movable relative thereto about a generally horizontal axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said truck rack side rail; and at least one ladder support member having an inner end connected to said movable element of said joint and pivotable therewith, said ladder support member having a ladder engaging section pivotable with said inner end in a substantially vertical plane disposed generally transverse to said truck rack side rail between a first position in which said ladder engaging section is in a generally horizontal position disposed transverse to and inboard of said truck rack side rail and a second position in which said ladder engaging section is in a generally vertical position, said ladder engaging section being engageable with said ladder such that said ladder is at least partially engageable and supported on said front and rear rails when said ladder support member is pivoted to said first horizontal transverse position inboard of said truck rack side rail, said ladder being supported by said ladder support member when said ladder support member is pivoted to said second vertical position thereby providing convenient access to said truck bed free of obstruction by said ladder.