Fastening device for roof carrier of a motor vehicle

Details Fastening device for roof carrier of a motor vehicle Fastening device for roof carrier of a motor vehicle

1980-03-06

1982-12-21

Price, William

Package and article carriers

Vehicle attached

Platform attached

224309, 224314, B60R 904

Patent

active

043644988

ABSTRACT:
A fastening arrangement for fastening a carrier to a roof of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle includes a support member which extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and is disposed at respective side edges thereof. The fastening arrangement includes a carrier bracket which is adapted to be mounted near a side edge of the motor vehicle. The carrier bracket includes a threaded bore for accommodating a threaded portion of a carrier holder of the carrier. A cap cover is detachably insertable into the threaded bore so as to seal the bore when the carrier holder is not accommodated therein. The carrier bracket may be completely disposed beneath the surface of the roof or include a portion which projects beyond the upper surface of the roof. The carrier bracket may be provided with an annular flange that is applied with a seal and with pretensioning to the roof surface with a lower portion of the bracket being swagged so as to fix the bracket to the roof surface. The lower portion of the carrier bracket may also be provided with a threaded portion that serves to receive a threaded nut for fixing the barrier bracket at the roof.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2977993 (1961-04-01), Scherer
patent: 3724730 (1973-04-01), Olsen et al.
patent: 3868732 (1975-03-01), Engelhart
patent: 4119121 (1978-10-01), Smiley
patent: 4281783 (1981-08-01), Ingram

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