Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
Patent
1993-09-21
1995-05-02
Recla, Henry J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
224315, B60R 9045
Patent
active
054111960
ABSTRACT:
An article carrier includes spaced longitudinal rails, at least one of the rails having an upper arm coupled by a hinge to a lower arm. A crossbar having an end portion adapted to be entrained between the upper and lower arm portions includes a conformingly shaped mating surface to one of the members of the longitudinal rail. Preferably, both ends of each crossbar include conforming surfaces that mate with corresponding configurations on the rail to fixedly position the crossbar along the longitudinal rail. The position of the crossbar is easily adjusted by opening the upper member of the longitudinal rail by displacement about the hinge, and the hinge axis may be transversely, longitudinally or vertically aligned as desired. Preferably, two upper arms are provided on a longitudinal rail and supported by hinges located at opposite ends of the longitudinal rail. The opposite ends of the two upper arms include overlapping portions which can be retained by a single latch mechanism. The upper arms are closed to a spaced apart position from the lower member of the longitudinal rail. The fixed positioning of the crossbars permits additional accessories such as a locking grid to be movably entrained between the longitudinal rails. In addition, the article carrier may include a retainer arm which locks to the grid and between the upper arm and lower arm of a longitudinal rail.
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Batterson William D.
Eilers Gregory L.
Lee, Jr. James A.
Stapleton Craig A.
Wickham Douglas L.
Masco/Tech, Inc.
Recla Henry J.
Vidovich Gregory M.
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