Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-01
2001-10-02
Cronin, Stephen K. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
C224S328000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06296161
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a fastening system for attaching a suitcase to a frame, which fastening system comprises a U-shaped locking clamp positionable around the frame, which U-shaped locking clamp is provided with two legs which form locking bars and a bridge part connecting the legs, whereby on a side of the frame remote from the bridge part the locking bars are lockably located in the suitcase.
The invention furthermore relates to a suitcase which comprises such a fastening system.
With such a fastening system, which is known from German patent DE-C1-195.26.477, for attaching a suitcase to a frame present on a vehicle, the suitcase is provided with a number of regularly spaced-apart passages with legs of the U-shaped locking clamp being passed through the passages located near each other. The legs extend on either side of a tube of said frame. In the suitcase the both legs of the U-shaped locking clamp are locked undetachable with the suitcase by means of a locking mechanism.
A drawback of the known fastening system is that it has a relative complicated structure.
The object of the invention is to provide a fastening system which has a relatively simple structure and which makes it possible to realise a desired attachment in a relatively short time.
With the fastening system according to the invention this object is accomplished in that the fastening system is provided with a tilting means comprising at least one contacting surface, a tiltable plate comprising a passage, which plate abuts against the contacting surface, whereby the plate by means of the tilting means is tiltable from a first position to a second position and vice versa, whereby in the first position of the plate the locking bar is movable through the passage in said plate in the direction of insertion and in a direction opposite thereto, parallel to the central axis, whilst in the second position of the plate the central axis includes a sharp angle with the direction of insertion and the locking bar is attached to the plate.
When the locking bar is to be attached to the plate, said locking bar only needs to be passed through the passage in the plate in the direction of insertion parallel to the central axis after which the plate is titled from the first position to the second position by means of the tilting means. The tilting movement of the plate causes the locking bar to be clamped down firmly in the plate. The fastening system comprises a relatively low number of loose parts, as a result of which the risk of parts being lost is minimized.
By a force exerted on the locking bar in the second position, in the direction opposed to the direction of insertion, the plate will be pulled more firmly against the locking bar as a result of which the plate is prevented from getting loose undesirably.
An embodiment of the fastening system according to the invention is characterized in that said tilting means comprises a disc capable of pivoting movement about a pivot axis, which disc comprises at least one contacting surface sloping upwards in the circumferential direction of said disc, whilst the central axis of the passage extends parallel to the pivot axis in the first position.
By means of the disc the contacting surface can easily be displaced to tilt the plate.
Another embodiment of the fastening system according to the invention is characterized in that the disc is provided with two symmetrically located contacting surfaces and plates comprising passages, which plates abut against the contacting surfaces, whereby both legs forming locking bars are capable of movement through the passages and are lockable therein.
By pivoting the disc from the first position to the second position, the locking bars are simultaneously clamped down in the two plates. In this manner proper attachment can be quickly realised.
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Teurlings Johannes Wilhelmus Maria
Van der Feen John Ezra
Cronin Stephen K.
Hapro International B.V.
Ladas & Parry
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