Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
Patent
1998-02-25
1999-09-07
Sholl, Linda J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
224326, 224327, B60R 904
Patent
active
059473550
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle article carrier 10 forming a low, aerodynamic profile when secured to an outer body surface of the vehicle. The vehicle article carrier includes a pair of slats each having channel portions which are adapted to reside at least partially within channels formed in the outer body surface of the vehicle during manufacture of the vehicle. The low profile of the slats serves to reduce the degree to which a pair of bracket members and at least one cross bar secured to the bracket members projects above the outer body surface, thereby enhancing the aesthetic appeal and improving the aerodynamic efficiency of the vehicle article carrier. In preferred embodiments each slat includes a plurality of tie-down loops integrally formed therewith. The bracket members each incorporate a manually movable locking member adapted to lockably engage with the slat to hold the bracket member at a desired position along the slat. When the locking member is in its unlocked position, the bracket members may be moved slidably along the slats and repositioned as desired.
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Bogdan Victor M.
Cucheran John S.
JAC Products Inc.
Sholl Linda J.
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