Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
Patent
1994-02-24
1996-09-17
Scherbel, David
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
224572, 224309, 74553, B60R 9055
Patent
active
055560156
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a generally elongated container of stiff, durable material, preferably hard molded plastic, adapted to store within the interior thereof relatively large and bulky personal items such as skis, snowboards, bicycles, golf clubs and the like. Located on one surface of the container are a multiplicity of spaced mounting assemblies each of which is manually activatable between a first inactive condition where it is recessed into the wall of the container, and an active condition where the mounting assembly is extended along an axis orthogonal to the sidewall of the container. Each mounting assembly, in turn, comprises an extensible support rod terminating in a foot pad of relatively soft durable material for engaging the surface of a vehicle roof with the rod being connected to the foot pad via a universal pivotal joint or connection so that each foot pad may swivel separately relative to its corresponding rod and conform to the convex curvature of the vehicle roof. In this manner, the elongated container may be mounted on the vehicle roof in a substantially horizontal position parallel to the vehicle's longitudinal axis with each of the extended foot pads of the different mounting assemblies firmly and securely engaging the vehicle roof.
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Scherbel David
Till Terrence R.
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