Reconfigurable bed rack system and method

Abstract

A reconfigurable bed rack system and methods of manufacture and use that is dynamic, adaptable, lightweight, and easy to install are provided. The bed rack system may include a plurality of U-shaped modular telescoping support structures that allow for a height adjustment to the rack without uninstalling the rack from the truck bed. Through the telescoping feature of the U-shaped support structures, a height dimension of the bed rack system may be increased or decreased. One or more side and/or upper rails may extend between the plurality of U-shaped modular telescoping supports for attaching one or more mounting brackets to secure equipment, tools and/or supplies to the bed rack system. The rack system may also include a tire hoist bracket assembly including a hoisting system to store a spare tire against an upper, inner surface of the rack system.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A vehicle bed frame comprising:
 a front support structure and a rear support structure each comprising:
 a pair of upright telescoping posts each comprising a mounting end and a connecting end opposite the mounting end; and 
 a telescoping cross rail connected between the connecting ends of the corresponding pair of upright telescoping posts; and 
   a side rail connecting the front support structure and the rear support structure, wherein the pair of upright telescoping posts of the front support structure and the pair of upright telescoping posts of the rear support structure are slidably moveable to extend a length of each of the pair of upright telescoping posts and the telescoping cross rail of the front support structure and telescoping cross rail of the rear support structure are correspondingly slidably moveable to contract a length of the telescoping cross rails while attached to a vehicle.