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A deployable roof mounted equipment rack apparatus especially suited for tall vehicles. The device contains a carriage that can be manually deployed from its horizontal position on the vehicle's roof to a near vertical position on either side of the vehicle using rollers guided by a fixed set of roo

A deployable roof mounted equipment rack apparatus especially suited for tall vehicles. The device contains a carriage that can be manually deployed from its horizontal position on the vehicle's roof to a near vertical position on either side of the vehicle using rollers guided by a fixed set of roof mounted tracks. The device is designed to accept commercially available equipment mounting hardware to allow attachment of various types of cargo. The carriage latches automatically when stowed on the rooftop tracks. The carriage can be removed from the vehicle once unlatched and readily collapsed to facilitate remote storage.

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A deployable roof mounted equipment rack apparatus especially suited for tall vehicles. The device contains a carriage that can be manually deployed from its horizontal position on the vehicle's roof to a near vertical position on either side of the vehicle using rollers guided by a fixed set of roo

A deployable roof mounted equipment rack apparatus especially suited for tall vehicles. The device contains a carriage that can be manually deployed from its horizontal position on the vehicle's roof to a near vertical position on either side of the vehicle using rollers guided by a fixed set of roof mounted tracks. The device is designed to accept commercially available equipment mounting hardware to allow attachment of various types of cargo. The carriage latches automatically when stowed on the rooftop tracks. The carriage can be removed from the vehicle once unlatched and readily collapsed to facilitate remote storage. ing capable of gripping the leg of said stocking, fitted on a furthermost part of said angle portion. 9. The device according to claim 8, wherein said lining is made of plastic and is applied on the furthermost part of said angle portion by means of screws. 10. The device according to claim 6, wherein said gripping means are fitted in an adjustable position on the shells of the boarding chamber, by means of removable attaching means. 11. The device according to claim 10, wherein said attaching means include magnets that can be fitted in an adjustable position in correspondence with a regular series of holes drilled on said shells of said boarding chamber. 12. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that wherein said gripping means are respectively made integral with mounts that can slide on guides which are vertically oriented inside each shell. 13. The device according to claim 12, wherein said mounts can each be fitted in an adjustable working position by means of a respective threaded implement capable of acting on the bottom of at least one of said shells. 14. The device according to claim 12, wherein said mount is connected to a threaded adjustment shaft, vertically coupled with at least one of said shells, which can be rotated to control the movement of said gripping means. 15. The device according to claim 14, wherein said threaded adjustment shaft may be rotated by a drive motor operating by means of gears on the-a side of said threaded adjustment shaft protruding externally from said at least one of said shells. 16. The device according to claim 14, wherein one side of said threaded adjustment shaft protrudes externally from said at least one of said shells and is equipped with connection means for an implement capable of rotating said threaded adjustment shaft.