Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
Patent
1992-07-31
1994-05-31
Sholl, Linda J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
224917, B60R 900
Patent
active
053161920
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to an apparatus which is intended for the pairwise transport of elongate, panel-shaped objects, preferably so-called snow-boards or mono-skis. The apparatus comprises a strut extending transversely across a vehicle roof and secured in side edge portions of the vehicle roof, the strut being provided with a holder device which holds the objects in at least one accommodation space, with the longitudinal direction in the direction of travel of the vehicle and the lateral direction inclining in relation to the vertical.
BACKGROUND ART
A plurality of different types of holders intended for the transport of skis are previously known in this Art. Such prior Art ski-racks or ski-holders also include such apparatuses in which the skis lie in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and with the lateral direction of the skis inclining in relation to a vertical line.
For example, DE 2 830 676 discloses a ski-holder in which the skis have the above-mentioned orientation. The holder according to this publication is complex and expensive to manufacture, circumstantial to use and designed in such a way that, in the transport of large and heavy objects, it must be considered as of doubtful reliability in terms of mechanical strength.
PROBLEM STRUCTURE
The present invention has for its object to realise an apparatus for the transport of elongate, panel-shaped objects, primarily quite wide such objects, according to which the apparatus may be manufactured in a simple and economical manner which is nevertheless satisfactory from the viewpoint of mechanical strength. The present invention further has for its object to realise an apparatus which possesses good transport capacity so that a plurality of objects may be transported on one and the same vehicle. The present invention further has for its object to realise an apparatus which permits transport, without any risk that parts projecting from the objects, such as bindings, will come into contact with the vehicle roof. Finally, the present invention further has for its object to realise an apparatus in which loading and unloading of the objects may readily be effected even on very tall vehicles.
SOLUTION
The objects forming the basis of the present invention will be attained if the apparatus intimated by way of introduction is characterised in that the holder is provided with a substantially rigid anchorage portion with at least two, preferably three approximately parallel fingers which incline in relation to the vertical; that there are provided, at least projecting outside the mutually facing surfaces of the fingers, gripping members of resiliently yieldable material; and that the holder further includes devices engaging with the objects and disposed to prevent displacement of the objects in the longitudinal direction of the fingers.
According to a first embodiment of the present invention, the anchorage portion is suitably formed from two outer portions which are in spaced-apart relationship and are manufactured from panel-shaped material, these portions being rigidly interconnected via connection devices extending between these outer portions, and the gripping members are provided with parts which are disposed between the outer portions.
This embodiment is also suitably characterised in that the gripping members are provided as a continuous intermediate section of approximately the same configuration as the anchorage portion, the fingers of the intermediate section being wider than the fingers of the anchorage portion.
In one variation of this embodiment, it further suitably applies according to the present invention that the gripping members are provided in the form of a strap which extends about the connection devices and is held by these in a position where it follows at least along the contour of the fingers.
A second embodiment of the present invention is suitably characterised in that the anchorage portion is produced as a substantially solid portion manufactured, for example, of plastic; and that the gripping
REFERENCES:
patent: 2718370 (1955-09-01), Carrier, Jr.
patent: 2782973 (1957-02-01), Lang
patent: 4817838 (1989-04-01), Kamaya
Industri AB Thule
Sholl Linda J.
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