B60R 9/048
Carriers characterised by article-gripping , -covering,-retaining, or -locking means
Official title: Carriers characterised by article-gripping {, -covering,}-retaining, or -locking means
B60R9/048 (Carriers characterised by article-gripping , -covering,-retaining, or -locking means) appears on 393 US grants and 387 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fishing equipment carrier6 Oct 2026US 12,751,440 B2Thule Sweden AB
- Quick release tent mount25 Aug 2026US 12,715,367 B2Wheel Pros, LLC
- Bicycle carrier for a vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,715,368 B2
- Vehicle recovery track on-board mounting holder12 May 2026US 12,623,609 B2Ningbo Together Trading Co., Ltd.
- Car top equipment rack12 May 2026US 12,623,610 B2Kuat Innovations LLC
- Enclosure system for a vehicular ladder rack8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307589 A1
- Self-tensioning hold down apparatus for a bicycle support rack10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264786 A1Etrailer Corporation
- Device and method for transporting ladders13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233682 A1
- Emergency vehicle6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225743 A1TOKO Life Creates Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle roof tray assembly (ii)16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200410 A1AutoPacific Australia Pty Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Securing strap and fastener101US 4,862,563 AJane Marie Flynn · 1989
- Method and apparatus for providing a roof-mounted upright bicycle carrier82US 6,460,743 B2Industri AB Thule · 2002
- Article-carrying rack with lockable mount78US 5,598,959 AYakima Products, Inc. · 1997
- Lightweight tarpaulin76US 4,682,447 AMobil Oil Corporation · 1987
- Single arm holder and bracket for bicycle rack65US 5,775,555 AGraber Products, Inc. · 1998