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US 12,630,094 B2Granted
Vehicle roof track support structures
AssigneeYakima Products, Inc.
InventorsScott A. McFadden, Jacquelyn Sue Ogle, Taylor Richard Hill, David Condon
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Abstract
A support structure for a roof track on a vehicle, including a rear bracket. The rear bracket includes a roof rail configured to contact an interior side of a vehicle roof, a bar foot configured to engage a safety bar, and a support member extending between the roof rail and the bar foot. The roof rail and the bar foot are each pivotably and rotatably connected to the support member.
Claims20
A vehicle roof track support structure, comprising:
- a rear bracket, including:
- a roof rail configured to contact an interior side of a vehicle roof,
- a bar foot configured to engage a safety bar, and
- a support member extending between the roof rail and the bar foot,
- wherein the roof rail and the bar foot are each pivotably and rotatably connected to the support member.
2 more elements
A vehicle roof track system, comprising:
- a track having a T-slot;
- a front bracket and a rear bracket, each including:
- a roof rail configured to contact an interior side of a vehicle roof,
- a bar foot configured to engage a safety bar, and
- a support member connecting the roof rail to the bar foot;
- wherein the track is fastened to the roof rail of each bracket, and the support member of the rear bracket is pivotably connected to the roof rail and the bar foot of the rear bracket.
3 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- a roof structure;
- a safety bar assembly inside the vehicle;
- and
- two tracks mounted on the roof structure, each track supported by a pair of brackets inside the vehicle;
- wherein each bracket includes a roof rail fastened to one of the two tracks through the roof structure, and a bar foot engaging the safety bar assembly;
- and
- wherein a rear bracket of each pair of brackets includes a support member, the roof rail and the bar foot of the rear bracket each being pivotably connected to the support member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.