Vehicle article carrier and clamping cross bar therefor

Details Vehicle article carrier and clamping cross bar therefor Vehicle article carrier and clamping cross bar therefor

1999-06-15

2000-08-22

Vidovich, Gregory M.

Package and article carriers

Vehicle attached

Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid

224309, 224322, 224331, B60R 900

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061058416

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle article carrier incorporating at least one cross bar having a pair of bracket assemblies at each end. Each bracket assembly includes a fixed jaw and a movable jaw. The fixed jaw includes a keyed recess having an internal shoulder portion and a secondary recess. The movable jaw includes a projecting key having a rib and an arm portion having an enlarged outer end. The projecting key engages within the keyed recess and the secondary recess is used to receive the enlarged outer end of the movable jaw to help locate the jaw in precisely the proper position such that the movable jaw is aligned with the fixed jaw during clamping of the bracket assembly to a side rail. Advantageously, the movable jaw can be rotated into a position to be clamped simply by turning a fastening element which secures the fixed and movable jaws together. The bracket assembly can therefore be secured much more quickly and easily to a side rail and also removed or loosened to allow for repositioning of the cross bar along the side rails.

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