Automatic self-locking roof rack

Details Automatic self-locking roof rack Automatic self-locking roof rack

1983-05-18

1984-07-24

Pollard, Steven M.

Package and article carriers

Vehicle attached

Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid

224324, 224331, B60R 904

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044614144

ABSTRACT:
A roof rack securable to the rain gutters of a motor-vehicle roof above the door openings has a leg subassembly with a support, a leg standing in the gutter above the respective door opening and carrying the support, and the leg is secured to the respective gutter. A holddown member is pivoted on the support and displaceable between a locking position close to same for securing an object to the support and a freeing position spaced from the support. A locking element extends into the respective door opening underneath the leg and is vertically displaceable relative thereto between an upper position relatively close underneath the respective gutter and a lower position spaced downward therefrom. Thus the locking element can only move into the respective lower position when the respective door is not closed in the respective door opening. A latch is provided including formations engageable in the upper position of the locking element and connected to the holddown member for preventing displacement of same into the freeing position except when the locking element is in the lower position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3132780 (1964-05-01), Binding
patent: 3348747 (1967-10-01), Vuarchex
patent: 4166560 (1979-09-01), Werner et al.
patent: 4326654 (1982-04-01), Frey
patent: 4401247 (1983-08-01), Zoor

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