Tower assembly for mounting a crossbar to a vehicle roof rack

Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid

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224331, B60R 904

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057303436

ABSTRACT:
A tower assembly for detachably mounting a crossbar to the rail of a vehicle roof-mounted rack. The tower assembly includes a body having a first lever or lifter pivotally mounted to the body about an axis to clamp the crossbar to the body. A second lever is pivotally mounted to the body about the same axis but pivots in the opposite direction to clamp the rail to the body. An actuator is provided for forcing the lifter into engagement with the crossbar and for forcing the second lever into engagement with the rail.

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Instruction sheet for Thule Car Rack Systems, titled: 415 Load Carriers Instructions, (no date).
Thule brochure "Racks" date unknown.

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