Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
Patent
1987-09-01
1988-07-19
Recla, Henry J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
224322, 224320, B60R 900
Patent
active
047579293
ABSTRACT:
A car rack comprises an elongated support bar adapted to be disposed above the roof or trunk of a vehicle and a pair of support members mounted to said bar and moveable towards or away from each other. The support members being adjustable in distance to accommodate vehicles of different widths. The support members having gripping means to engage and hold on to selected structures on or adjacent to the roof or trunk of the vehicle. The support bar contains the tensioning and release mechanism which is comprised of a fixed elongated toothed ratchet element and a tooth engaging movable pawl in a sliding sleeve which in turn is connected to a tensioning cable to which when pressure is applied exerts biased forces on to the attached gripping means thereby clamping and locking them and the support members in engagement with the selected structures of the roof or trunk of the vehicle.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2888178 (1959-05-01), Olsen
patent: 4101061 (1978-07-01), Sage et al.
patent: 4684049 (1987-08-01), Maby et al.
Recla Henry J.
Voorhees David
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