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US 11,541,822 B2Granted
Vehicle roof storage device
OwnerMichael Sampouinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle roof storage device is provided. The device is formed of a body and a slider rack. The slider rack is moveable between a stowed position for driving, and an extended position angled downward and contacting the ground. In the extended position, a user can easily load and unload the device without having to lift items overhead to load on the vehicle.
Claims19
A vehicle roof storage device comprising:
- a body connectable to a roof of a vehicle, the body having an open top defining an interior space, and a track within the interior space attached to the body, wherein the track is neither a groove nor a recession in the body;
- a slider rack, wherein the slider rack is movable between a stowed position for when the roof storage rack is loaded and an extended position for loading and unloading the slider rack, such that a proximal end of the slider rack is engaged with the body and a distal end of the slider rack is positioned away from the body and angled downward from the body;
- wherein the slider rack engages with the track when moving between the stowed position and the extended position;
- wherein the track is spaced apart from a front edge of the body, and spaced apart from a rear edge of the body, the slider rack comprising a protrusion, the protrusion disengaging from the track by being positioned between the track and the front edge of the body when in the stowed position, a motion of the slider rack engaging the protrusion with the track;
- and the protrusion disengaging from the track by being positioned between the track and rear edge of the body when in the extended position, a second motion of the slider rack engaging the protrusion with the track when moving from the extended position.
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A vehicle roof storage device comprising:
- a body connectable to a roof of a vehicle, the body having an open top defining an interior space, and a track within the interior space attached to the body;
- a slider rack, wherein the slider rack is movable between a stowed position for when the roof storage rack is loaded and an extended position for loading and unloading the slider rack, such that a proximal end of the slider rack is engaged with the body and a distal end of the slider rack is positioned away from the body and angled downward from the body;
- wherein the slider rack engages with the track when moving between the stowed position and the extended position;
- wherein the slider rack comprises a narrow portion by a proximal end of the slider rack and a wider portion, the wider portion resting on a top of the body in the stowed position.
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A vehicle comprising a roof storage device attached to a roof of the vehicle comprising:
- the roof storage device comprising:
- a body attached to the roof of the vehicle having an open top defining an interior space, the body having a track within the interior space attached to the body;
- a slider rack, wherein the slider rack is movable between a stowed position for when the roof storage rack is loaded and an extended position for loading and unloading the slider rack, such that a proximal end of the slider rack is engaged with the body and a distal end of the slider rack is positioned away from the body and angled downward from the body such that the distal end rests on a surface which the vehicle is on;
- wherein the slider rack engages with the track when moving between the stowed position and the extended position;
- wherein the slider rack comprises a narrow portion by a proximal end of the slider rack and a wider portion, the wider portion resting on a top of the body in the stowed position.
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A method of storing an item on a vehicle roof comprising:
- attaching a roof storage device to a vehicle roof, the roof storage device comprising:
- a body connectable to a roof of a vehicle, the body having an open top defining an interior space, and a track within the interior space attached to the body;
- a slider rack, wherein the slider rack is movable between a stowed position for when the roof storage rack is loaded and an extended position for loading and unloading the slider rack, such that a proximal end of the slider rack is engaged with the body and a distal end of the slider rack is positioned away from the body and angled downward from the body;
- wherein the slider rack engages with the track when moving between the stowed position and the extended position;
- wherein the slider rack comprises a narrow portion by a proximal end of the slider rack and a wider portion, the wider portion resting on a top of the body in the stowed position;
- the method further comprising:
- moving the slider rack to the extended position;
- attaching an item to the slider rack;
- moving the slider rack to the stowed position;
- and
- locking the slider rack in the stowed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.