Vehicle rooftop carrier apparatus

Details Vehicle rooftop carrier apparatus Vehicle rooftop carrier apparatus

2000-03-24

2000-11-28

Vidovich, Gregory M.

Package and article carriers

Vehicle attached

Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid

224309, 224310, B60R 900

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061523399

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle carrier rack assembly for mounting upon the roof of the vehicle includes a cooperative clamping assembly for releasably mounting the carrier rack upon a vehicle roll bar. The rack assembly may further include at least one grommet assembly mounted at a hole formed in the vehicle roof and passing therethrough, in water-tight relationship, a portion of the cooperative, releasable engagement assembly for the vehicle rack. In other embodiments, the rack is hinged to pivot between a first position adjacent the vehicle roof and a second position spaced therefrom, e.g., to facilitate removal and replacement of the vehicle roof. A ladder may be mounted to the carrier rack at the rear of the vehicle to similar purpose.

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patent: 4538752 (1985-09-01), Welter
patent: 4817897 (1989-04-01), Kreusel
patent: 5492259 (1996-02-01), Tippetts
The Authority on Jeep, Sidekick & Tracker, Keystone Automotive Warehouse (1997).
Five photographs taken at Camp Jeep in Colorado (Aug. 1998).

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