Vehicle roof rack mounting bracket system
US-2024217446-A1 · Jul 4, 2024 · US
Roof rack with an indication device for a load carrier foot
US8998046B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8998046-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213978468-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | Feb 25, 2011 |
| Publication date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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The present invention relates to a roof rack ( 10 ) for a vehicle ( 11 ). The roof rack ( ) comprises a load carrier bar ( 13 ), a first and a second load carrier foot ( 14 ), wherein at least the first load carrier foot ( 14 ) is displaceable with respect to the load carrier bar ( 13 ) to enable the roof rack ( 10 ) to be attachable to vehicles ( 12 ) of different sizes. The roof rack also comprises a readable indication device ( 30 ) enabling the determination of different appropriate positions of the load carrying foot ( 14 ). The indication device ( 30 ) is displaceable between different positions with respect to the load carrier bar ( 13 ) and adapted to be read with respect to a reference point on the roof rack ( 10 ), enabling repeatable readings at different positions. The present invention also relates to a method for assembling a roof rack. The roof rack is simple in construction yet easy to use for an end user and does not tend to produce air turbulence around the load carrier bar to any significant degree.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A roof rack for a vehicle comprising: a load carrier bar having a longitudinal direction; a first and a second load carrier foot, wherein at least said first load carrier foot is displaceable with respect to said load carrier bar in said longitudinal direction of said load carrier bar to enable said roof rack to be attachable to vehicles of different sizes; and a readable indication rod having at least a plurality of reference marks; wherein said…
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- What does patent US8998046B2 cover?
- The present invention relates to a roof rack ( 10 ) for a vehicle ( 11 ). The roof rack ( ) comprises a load carrier bar ( 13 ), a first and a second load carrier foot ( 14 ), wherein at least the first load carrier foot ( 14 ) is displaceable with respect to the load carrier bar ( 13 ) to enable the roof rack ( 10 ) to be attachable to vehicles ( 12 ) of different sizes. The roof rack also com…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Moeller Mattias, Svensson Micael, Thule Sweden Ab
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60R9/058. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).