Material or article handling – Vehicle attached auxiliary carriers
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-23
2006-05-23
Brahan, Thomas J. (Department: 3654)
Material or article handling
Vehicle attached auxiliary carriers
C224S310000, C248S324000, C414S917000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07048490
ABSTRACT:
A roof rack assembly is provided for storage of items above a roof of a motor vehicle. The roof rack assembly includes a frame having front and rear guides extending across the roof. A front rail slidingly engages the front guide, and a rear rail slidingly engages the rear guide. A tray is coupled to the front and rear guides. The tray is movable between a storage position above the roof and a loading position alongside the motor vehicle. A plurality of drop down links extends between the tray and each of the front and rear rails. The plurality of drop down links maintains the tray in a horizontal orientation as the tray moves between the storage and loading positions. A scissor linkage extends between the plurality of drop down links to selectively lock the tray in the loading position.
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Brahan Thomas J.
Clark Hill PLC
Decoma International Inc.
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