Roof rail assembly for a vehicle

A roof rail assembly, comprising:

• a rail, comprising:
• an upper channel, a first channel and a second channel stacked on one another;
• first and second rail walls that each extend along the height of at least the upper and first channels;
• a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, wherein each mounting portion has a channel portion adapted to be selectively slidably received within the second channel, and wherein each mounting portion has a base portion connected to the channel portion via two parallel, spaced apart plates adapted to be secured to a vehicle;
• and
• a stop member and a side member each having attachment portions comprised of plates at least partially wrapped around the first and second channels, said attachment portion plates having portions oriented transverse to said plates of said mounting portions,
• wherein said attachment portions and said channel portion are adapted for selective slidable movement with respect to said second channel via fasteners located in said attachment portions and said channel portion and which extend through said second channel and into said first channel through a fastener channel connecting the first and second channels,
• wherein said attachment portions each have channel portions, wherein said channel portions of said attachment portions and said mounting portions each have upper portions with polygonal shapes complementary in shape to said second channel, wherein said upper portions are coplanar with one another and at least partially reside within the second channel.

A roof rail assembly, comprising:

• a rail having a first channel, a fastener channel and a second channel, wherein said channels are vertically aligned with one another;
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• a stop member, a side member and a mounting portion, wherein said stop member and said side member each have attachment portions, and said mounting portion has a channel portion, wherein a portion of said attachment portions and said channel portion are adapted for selective slidable movement in said second channel via fasteners located in said attachment portions and said channel portion and which extend through said second channel, said fastener channel and into said first channel,
• wherein said attachment portions are J-shaped with a substantially vertical leg and a substantially horizontal leg, wherein said substantially horizontal leg at least partially comprises a channel portion of the attachment portions, said channel portion of the attachment portions has an upper portion with a complementary polygonal shape to said second channel and which at least partially resides within the second channel, wherein said substantially horizontal leg transitions to said substantially vertical leg through a curved transition portion so that said J-shaped attachment portions have a complementary shape to a curved outer rail side wall.