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US 11,691,570 B2Granted
Telescoping roof rack system
OwnerWilliam J. Perkinsinventor
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Abstract
A telescoping roof rack system is described. Embodiments of the telescoping roof rack system can include, but are not limited to, roof rack assemblies, crossbar assemblies, a canopy, and combinations thereof. The telescoping roof rack system can be implemented to provide an awning proximate a side of a vehicle. The telescoping roof rack system can provide protrusions extending out an end of the crossbar assemblies such that no additional components are needed to provide the awning.
Claims20
A crossbar assembly comprising:
- a housing adapted to be (i) secured to a vehicle roof rack and (ii) load bearing;
- and
- a telescoping assembly integrated into the housing;
- a first configuration where the telescoping assembly is located substantially within the housing and under compression;
- and
- a second configuration where the telescoping assembly is extended and a canopy is removably coupled to the telescoping assembly.
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A vehicle awning assembly comprising:
- a canopy;
- and
- a pair of crossbar assemblies, each one of the pair of crossbar assemblies including:
- a housing adapted to be (i) secured to a vehicle roof rack and (ii) load bearing;
- and
- a telescoping assembly integrated into the housing;
- a first configuration where the telescoping assemblies are each located substantially within the housings and under compression;
- and
- a second configuration where each of the telescoping assemblies are extended out of the housings and the canopy is removably coupled to each of the telescoping assemblies.
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A vehicle awning kit comprising:
- a canopy;
- a first telescoping crossbar adapted to attach to a vehicle roof rack;
- and
- a second telescoping crossbar adapted to attach to the vehicle roof rack;
- wherein the first telescoping crossbar and the second telescoping crossbar each include:
- a housing;
- and
- a telescoping assembly integrated into the housing, the telescoping assembly comprising:
- a first spring having a first end interfacing with a closed end of the housing;
- a first stop interfacing with a second end of the first spring;
- a first telescoping member interfacing with the first stop;
- a second spring having a first end interfacing with the first stop;
- a second stop interfacing with a second end of the second spring;
- and
- a second telescoping member interfacing with the second stop;
- wherein in a travel configuration the telescoping assembly is located substantially within the housing and under compression.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.