Adjustable Tire Rack

Abstract

An adjustable tire rack is provided for mounting to the wall of a structure to support, store and/or display truck, car and motorcycle tires, rims and tire/rim combinations having a wide range of diameters and widths. The adjustable tire rack generally comprises a rail member and a first and second adjustable telescoping tire support. The rail member has a raised u-shaped channel running along its length and is configured to be secured to the wall studs of a structure. The first and second adjustable telescoping tire supports each have a c-channel that is configured to fit over the raised u-shaped channel of the rail member and secured at multiple positions along the length of the rail member to accommodate various tire diameters.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An adjustable tire rack comprising:
 a rail member configured to be secured to the wall studs of a structure, said rail member having a raised u-shaped channel running along its length;   a first adjustable telescoping tire support having a first c-channel support member and a first adjustable support member, one end of said first adjustable support member configured to fit within the interior of the first c-channel support member and move in a telescoping manner relative thereto to accommodate various tire widths, said first c-channel support member having a first c-channel sized to fit over the raised u-shaped channel and configured to be removably coupled thereto at a plurality of positions along the length to accommodate various tire and/or rim diameters; and   a second adjustable tire support having a second c-channel support member and a second adjustable support member, one end of said second adjustable support member configured to fit within the interior of the second c-channel support member and move in a telescoping manner relative thereto to accommodate various tire widths, said second c-channel support member having a second c-channel sized to fit over said raised u-shaped channel and configured to be removably coupled thereto at a plurality of positions along said length to accommodate various tire and/or rim diameters.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable tire rack of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second c-channel support members and the first and second adjustable support members are each constructed of square tube material. 
     
     
         3 . The adjustable tire rack of  claim 1 , wherein said rail member further comprises a plurality of nuts welded to the underside of the raised u-shaped channel at each of said channel holes. 
     
     
         4 . The adjustable tire rack of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second c-channel support member further comprises a plurality of c-channel mounting holes configured to align with one or more of the plurality of channel holes in the raised u-shaped channel of the rail member. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustable tire rack of  claim 1 , wherein each said c-channel support member is L-shaped having a support member secured to the respective c-channel, each support member further comprises a plurality of support tube mounting holes configured to align with a plurality of adjustable support member mounting holes of the respective adjustable support member, and configured for attaching the respective adjustable support member to the c-channel support member along multiple positions to accommodate multiple sized tires. 
     
     
         6 . An adjustable tire rack comprising:
 a rail member configured to be secured to the wall studs of a structure, said rail member having a raised u-shaped channel running along its length in the x-direction and a plurality of channel holes located along the channel;   a first adjustable telescoping tire support having a first c-channel support member and a first adjustable support member each constructed of square tube material, one end of said first adjustable support member configured to fit within the interior of the first c-channel support member and move in a telescoping manner relative thereto to accommodate various tire widths, said first c-channel support member having a first c-channel sized to fit over said raised u-shaped channel of the rail member and configured to be removably coupled thereto at a plurality of positions along said length to accommodate various tire diameters; and   a second adjustable tire support having a second c-channel support member and a second adjustable support member each constructed of square tube material, one end of said second adjustable support member configured to fit within the interior of the second c-channel support member and move in a telescoping manner relative thereto to accommodate various tire widths, said second c-channel support member having a second c-channel sized to fit over said raised u-shaped channel of the rail member and configured to be removably coupled thereto at a plurality of positions along said length to accommodate various tire diameters.   
     
     
         7 . The adjustable tire rack of  claim 6 , wherein said rail member further comprises a plurality of nuts welded to the underside of the raised u-shaped channel at each of said channel holes. 
     
     
         8 . The adjustable tire rack of  claim 6 , wherein said first and second c-channel support member further comprises a plurality of c-channel mounting holes configured to align with one or more of the plurality of channel holes in the raised u-shaped channel of the rail member. 
     
     
         9 . The adjustable tire rack of  claim 6 , wherein each said c-channel support member is L-shaped having a support member secured to the respective c-channel, each support member further comprises a plurality of support tube mounting holes configured to align with a plurality of adjustable support member mounting holes of the respective adjustable support member, and configured for attaching the respective adjustable support member to the c-channel support member along multiple positions to accommodate multiple sized tires. 
     
     
         10 . A method of providing an adjustable tire rack comprising:
 providing a rail member configured to be secured to the wall studs of a structure, said rail member having a raised u-shaped channel running along its length in the x-direction and a plurality of channel holes located along the channel;   providing a first adjustable telescoping tire support having a first c-channel support member and a first adjustable support member each constructed of square tube material, one end of said first adjustable support member configured to fit within the interior of the first c-channel support member and move in a telescoping manner relative thereto to accommodate various tire widths, said first c-channel support member having a first c-channel sized to fit over said raised u-shaped channel of the rail member and configured to be removably coupled thereto at a plurality of positions along said length to accommodate various tire diameters; and   providing a second adjustable tire support having a second c-channel support member and a second adjustable support member each constructed of square tube material, one end of said second adjustable support member configured to fit within the interior of the second c-channel support member and move in a telescoping manner relative thereto to accommodate various tire widths, said second c-channel support member having a second c-channel sized to fit over said raised u-shaped channel of the rail member and configured to be removably coupled thereto at a plurality of positions along said length to accommodate various tire diameters.