Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
Patent
1999-05-26
2000-09-05
Vidovich, Gregory M.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
224309, B60R 900, B60R 9045
Patent
active
06112964&
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle article carrier having a pair of bracket members at the outer ends of a cross bar, where both bracket members can be unlocked from a pair of slats simultaneously through a single actuating member associated with one of the bracket members. In one embodiment an elongated cable extends through the cross bar and couples an actuating member associated with a bracket member at a first end of the cross bar with a locking member associated with a second bracket member at the opposite end of the cross bar. The locking member is biased into a locked position via an independent biasing member which serves to lock both bracket members to their associated slats. Moving the actuating member into an unlocked position allows both bracket members to be placed in unlocked positions simultaneously. Releasing the actuating member allows the biasing member to return both bracket members into locking engagement with their respective slats.
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Aftanas Jeffrey M.
Cucheran John S.
JAC Products Inc.
Vidovich Gregory M.
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