Sliding luggage rack for station wagons

Claim 1

A self-contained luggage rack assembly adapted to be removably mounted within and removed from the body of a station wagon or other vehicle having side walls and a rear door, said rack comprising an elongated support, holding means carried by said support and movable outwardly from the sides of said support into retaining engagement with the sides of the vehicle body adjacent to the support for releasably securing said support in a fixed position within the body of the vehicle with one end of said support located adjacent the rear door of the body, said holding means being retractable to permit ready removability of the luggage rack from the vehicle when not in use, said support also having an opposite end spaced from the rear door of the vehicle body and hold-down means are located near said opposite end of the support and moVable upwardly therefrom into engagement with a member adjacent the roof of the vehicle body to prevent said opposite end of the support from moving upwardly when the said carriage is moved to said extended position, a carriage movable lengthwise of said support to an extended position wherein a portion of the carriage projects beyond said support and through the rear door of the vehicle body and to a retracted position wherein said carriage is located wholely within the vehicle body and in front of said rear door, and means on said carriage for supporting luggage or the like.