Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
224315000 | Carrier with locking means | 24 |
20080257925 | Ski rack with horizontal storage - A ski rack with horizontal storage is disclosed which may be removably affixed to a conventional trailer hitch on a vehicle. The ski rack includes a base which is parallel to the rear bumper of the vehicle. The base includes a pair of hinges. A rear carrier is rotatably affixed to the hinges and rotates downward and rearward. A front carrier is complimentary to the rear carrier, but remains substantially vertical Skis or snow boards may be secured between the rear carrier and the front carrier. | 10-23-2008 |
20080264988 | RETRACTABLE CROSSBOW ROOF RACK - A roof-rack assembly for a vehicle includes a roof having a first support member extending along a length thereof. A second support member is spaced apart from the first support member and extends along a length of the roof. At least one cross-member extends between and is attached to the first support member and the second support member and is movable between a use position and a stowed position relative to the roof. The at least one cross-member extends away from a surface of the roof in the use position and is received generally within the roof in the stowed position. | 10-30-2008 |
20080264989 | Roof rack carrier system incorporating a rotary latch - The vehicular roof rack cargo carrier system of the preferred embodiment includes rotary latch housing units that can be affixed to roof rack crossbars (also referred to as load bars) plus cargo carrier vessels that have exterior-positioned built-in retention rods. The rotary latch—retention rod system enables carriers to be securely attached to and easily disengaged from roof racks when the carriers themselves are filled with content. The carriers then become portable enabling designs with features such as wheels and handles. Taken altogether, the system enables the creation of content-filled cargo carriers that have product functionality and consumer purpose away from point of vehicle. Applications include, but are not limited to, Luggage Carriers, Home & Garage Storage Carriers, Camping & Picnicking Carriers, Document Carriers, Tradesman Contractor Carriers and other purposeful carriers that serve distinct off-vehicle storage needs that can easily snap-in and snap-out of vehicular roof racks for transport. | 10-30-2008 |
20090308902 | Surfboard Carrier - A container for at least one surfboard is disclosed. The container includes a top shell having at least one hollow projection projecting outwardly from the outside surface and a bottom shell pivotally connected to the top shell with at least one hinge means. Each fin projection is adapted to receive at least one of the fins of each surfboard. The container is provided with at least one air inlet aperture and at least one air exhaust aperture. The bottom shell may further include a rack fixed to the inside surface to securely hold at least one wetsuit, towel, or other item. The invention further includes a vehicle attachment means adapted to secure the container to the vehicle. | 12-17-2009 |
20090314814 | VEHICLE RACK FOR HOLDING HOCKEY STICKS - The invention relates to a vehicle rack for holding hockey sticks including a rack with a base. A lower cushion bar is attached to an upper surface of the base. A clamping arm is pivotally coupled to a lock bracket extending upwardly from the base. An upper cushion bar is attached to a lower surface of the clamping arm. The clamping arm is pivotably moveable between an open position to receive one or more hockey sticks and a closed position for clamping the received hockey sticks between the lower cushion bar and the upper cushion bar. A latch downwardly extends from an end of the clamping arm in the closed position. The latch aligns with the base. The locking bracket and the latch can have a similar shape in order to maintain the lower cushion bar and upper cushion bar in a parallel relationship to one another in the closed position. The rack can be attached to the roof of a vehicle with one or more magnets attached to the base. | 12-24-2009 |
20100078454 | BICYCLE CARRIER WITH FORK MOUNT AND UNIVERSAL CROSSBAR CLAMP - A fork mount for securing a bicycle fork to a crossbar that comprises a top clamp including a pair of side surfaces having substantially aligned openings, an upper crossbar surface having a hole, and an adjustment surface with a plurality of substantially horizontal grooves. The fork mount further comprises a bottom clamp that has a groove engager frictionally engagable within each groove to form a pivot point to a clamped position, and a lower crossbar surface with a hole. When in the clamped position, the upper and lower crossbar surfaces form a crossbar opening and the holes of each crossbar surface are substantially alignable. The fork mount comprises a connector that is engagable through the substantially alignable holes of each crossbar surface, wherein the connector secures the top and bottom clamps in the clamped position. A skewer is extendable through the substantially aligned openings of the top clamp. | 04-01-2010 |
20100116858 | HOCKEY STICKS TRANSPORT CARRIER FOR A VEHICLE - A carrier for elongated equipment for sports, such as hockey or the like is arranged to be mounted on a roof transport rack of an automotive vehicle. The carrier is molded from a high impact plastic material and consists of an elongated straight portion integrally attached to an angular offset portion defining an elbow between the two portions. The carrier is mounted to the roof transport rack with the angular offset end facing the rear of the vehicle such that a cover door mounted to the carrier can be pivoted downward to gain access to the interior space of the carrier and hockey sticks may conveniently be loaded into the carrier, handle end first, whereafter the cover member is pivoted to a closed and locked position to contain the hockey sticks within the interior space of the carrier during transporting thus avoiding interference with passengers in the interior portion of the vehicle. | 05-13-2010 |
20100252595 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE ARTICLE CARRIER HAVING STOWABLE CROSS BARS - A vehicle article carrier system for use on an outer body surface of a vehicle. The system may have a pair of support rails secured to the outer body surface. At least one cross bar having a pair of end supports extends between the support rails. Each end support has a housing and a rotatable locking component secured to the housing for rotatable movement. One of the housing and the rotatable locking component has a biased implement projecting therefrom, and the other has a plurality of structural elements arranged in a circumferential pattern. The biased implement engages with at least one of the structural elements to provide an additional holding force to the rotatable locking component when the rotatable locking component has been tightened. | 10-07-2010 |
20100264179 | Roof rack with stowable crossrails - A roof rack assembly is provided for a motor vehicle roof. The roof rack assembly includes a support member adapted to be fixedly secured to the roof. The support member includes first and second flanges extending out therefrom. A crossrail is releasably coupled to the support member for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position. The crossrail is engageable with the first flange when in the stowed position and engageable with the second flange when in the deployed position. | 10-21-2010 |
20100320244 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE ARTICLE CARRIER HAVING STOWABLE CROSS BARS - A vehicle article carrier system is adapted to be secured to an outer body surface of a vehicle. The system may include a pair of support rails secured to the outer body surface and at least one cross bar. The cross bar may have end supports that are able to pivot. The end supports may be secured to the support rails to place the cross bars in an operative position extending generally perpendicularly between the support rails, and elevationally above the support rails. The end supports may also enable the cross bar to be placed in a stowed position along the slats where each of the end supports lay generally co-linear with a central portion its respective cross bar. | 12-23-2010 |
20100327032 | VEHICLE ARTICLE CARRIER HAVING RELEASABLE AND STOWABLE CROSS BARS - A vehicle article carrier system that may have a pair of support rails and at least one cross bar. The cross bar may have an end support at each opposing end thereof. Each of the support rails may include an elongated recess extending parallel to a longitudinal axis thereof, where the elongated recess may be shaped generally in accordance with the cross bar, for receiving the cross bar when the cross bar is placed in a stowed orientation. Each of the support rails may further have at least one primary locking bar for supporting said cross bar in an operative position extending generally perpendicularly between the support rails, and at least a pair of secondary locking bars for supporting the cross bar in said elongated recess when the cross bar is placed in the stowed orientation in one of the support rails. Each of the end supports may include a locking assembly for securing the cross bar to either one of said primary or secondary locking bars, to thus place said cross bar in either the operative position or the stowed position. | 12-30-2010 |
20110233246 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING ITEMS ON VEHICLES - A roof rack system includes structures for connecting item holders to crossbars which simplify the attachment the item holders. The structures include slots in the crossbars and extensions on the items holders to mate with the slots. One of the crossbars includes a locking mechanism for locking the item holders into the crossbar. The locking mechanism includes a rod within the crossbar which mates with the extension on the item holder to retain the extension within the crossbar. | 09-29-2011 |
20110297712 | LOCKING MEMBER AND ROOF RACK USING THE SAME - The locking member of the present invention includes a main body, at least one engaging portion, a slidable rod and a locking element. The main body defines at least one first bore, at least one chamber and at least one second bore. The chamber communicates the first bore with the second bore. The engaging portion is movably disposed in the chamber, and the engaging portion is formed with a teeth portion adjacent to the first bore. The locking clement includes at least one rod member, which has an engaging end formed with a teeth section. The engaging end is slidably disposed in the first bore. The slidable rod is slidably disposed in the second bore and selectively abuts against the engaging portion so that the teeth portion engages with the teeth section, and the rod member is thus positioned. | 12-08-2011 |
20120024921 | CARGO CLOSURE TIE-DOWN AND METHOD FOR TYING-DOWN A CARGO CLOSURE OF A VEHICLE - A method and a device for tying-down a cargo closure hinged to a body of a vehicle and having a hinged edge and a locking edge. A first portion of a strap is attached to the vehicle body and a second portion of the strap is attached to the hinged edge. The strap is tightened, in particular from outside the cargo area and outside the cargo closure, to hold down the cargo closure. A hook, in particular an S-hook, may be used for attaching the first portion of the strap to the vehicle body and a flat hook may be used for attaching the second portion of the strap to the hinged edge. A cam lock, ratchet tightening mechanism or other device disposed on the strap is used to tighten the strap. The cargo closure may be a trunk lid, a tail gate, a door or doors. | 02-02-2012 |
20120055967 | LOAD CARRYING SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A load carrier has a flat tray-like body that attaches to a vehicle by load bars. Multiple components may be installed on the tray body in many locations on the tray body, for containing and/or supporting cargo. One component is a cargo container that is captured and locked in one of several possible positions on the tray body. Other components are cargo posts that include one or more upending towers for supporting cargo by capturing generally vertical portions of the cargo between the towers, wherein the cargo posts may be non-pivotal, pivotal, slidable and/or adjustable. Another component is a hooked or curved depending assembly that suspends cargo from the edges of the tray body. | 03-08-2012 |
20130008931 | ROOF RACK DEVICE - A roof rack device includes a base with a first through hole disposed on a car roof and two carrier members with a second through hole disposed on the base. The base is provided with pin and control members. The control member has a first buckle portion and a cam which pushes the pin member into the first and second through holes or out of the second through hole. The outer end of each carrier member has a lock seat with a second buckle portion. When the first and second buckle portions are engaged, the cam keeps the pin member in the first and second through holes and the carrier members are retracted. When the first and second buckle portions are disengaged, the cam acts on the pin member to disengage from the second through hole and the carrier members can be extended for dismounting the articles. | 01-10-2013 |
20130020361 | BICYCLE CARRIER WITH FORK MOUNT AND UNIVERSAL CROSSBAR CLAMP - A fork mount for securing a bicycle fork to a crossbar that comprises a top clamp including a pair of side surfaces having substantially aligned openings, an upper crossbar surface having a hole, and an adjustment surface with a plurality of substantially horizontal grooves. The fork mount further comprises a bottom clamp that has a groove engager frictionally engagable within each groove to form a pivot point to a clamped position, and a lower crossbar surface with a hole. When in the clamped position, the upper and lower crossbar surfaces form a crossbar opening and the holes of each crossbar surface are substantially alignable. The fork mount comprises a connector that is engagable through the substantially alignable holes of each crossbar surface, wherein the connector secures the top and bottom clamps in the clamped position. A skewer is extendable through the substantially aligned openings of the top clamp. | 01-24-2013 |
20130032619 | POWER LOCK ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE ROOF RACK - A power lock assembly for a roof rack of a vehicle for releasably securing a valuable to the roof rack includes a lock mechanism and a shackle. The lock mechanism is fixedly connected to the roof rack, and is operable in a locked state and an unlocked state. The shackle is adapted to be releasably secured to the lock mechanism, and engages the valuable on the roof rack. The lock mechanism is electrically connected with a vehicle locking system for locking and unlocking a vehicle door, whereby locking the vehicle door places the lock mechanism in the locked state and unlocking the vehicle door places the lock mechanism in the unlocked state. | 02-07-2013 |
20130105535 | VEHICLE ROOF TOP BOAT STORAGE UNIT | 05-02-2013 |
20140158727 | CARRIER FOR A VEHICLE - Carrier, such as a cargo box, for a vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, the cargo box may comprise a bottom portion mountable to a vehicle, and a lid portion that fits together with the bottom portion to form a container for cargo. The container may have a pair of lateral sides opposite each other. The cargo box also may comprise a plurality of hinge-latch members to connect the lid portion to the bottom portion adjacent each lateral side. At least one hinge-latch member adjacent each lateral side may include a hinge, a first latch, and a second latch. The first and second latches may be adjustable individually to connect the lid portion to the bottom portion via the hinge. In another exemplary embodiment, the carrier may comprise a clamp device having a force indicator. | 06-12-2014 |
20140263503 | KAYAK TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A kayak holder configurable between an open, load-receiving configuration and a closed, stored configuration can include an elongate support arm and a base. The base can be releasably mountable upon a load bar of a carrying vehicle. The elongate support arm can be anchored to a hub having an axle rotatably coupled to the base. The base can comprise a keyway assembly that releasably receives a mating key assembly on the axle. The elongate support arm can have a locked position where the key assembly is interference-engaged in the keyway assembly and an unlocked position where the key assembly axially displaced from the locked position out of interference-engagement with the keyway assembly. The key assembly can include a key adapted to be located in a keyway of the keyway assembly in the locked position, thereby blocking rotation of the arm relative to the base. | 09-18-2014 |
20150291106 | KAYAK TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A kayak holder configurable between an open, load-receiving configuration and a closed, stored configuration can include an elongate support arm and a base. The base can be releasably mountable upon a load bar of a carrying vehicle. The elongate support arm can be anchored to a hub having an axle rotatably coupled to the base. The base can comprise a keyway assembly that releasably receives a mating key assembly on the axle. A biasing member interposed longitudinally between the axle and the base configured to bias the at least one support arm toward a locked position. The at least one support arm is unidirectionally axially displaced relative to the base between the locked position and an unlocked position. | 10-15-2015 |
20160121800 | Watersport Equipment Carrier - A watersport equipment carrier configured to be mounted on a vehicle includes an elongate base having an upper surface configured to receive watersport equipment and a locking portion. A securement strap having an anchor end and a free end and the anchor end is coupled to the base at an anchoring point. A locking mechanism is coupled to the locking portion of the base and configured to secure the free end of the strap to the base such that the free end of the strap passes through the locking mechanism in a locked configuration. | 05-05-2016 |
20180022284 | Vehicle Storage Rack | 01-25-2018 |