Vehicle cargo carrier
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorDavid Kovie
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a vehicle, a vehicle roof structure and a vehicle rooftop cargo carrier. In an embodiment, the vehicle includes a vehicle body structure, a vehicle roof rack assembly and a cargo carrier. The vehicle body structure has a roof structure and a rear door opening. The vehicle roof rack assembly is installed onto the roof structure. The cargo carrier is configured to be installed onto the vehicle roof rack assembly. The cargo carrier has a base attachable to the vehicle roof rack assembly. The cargo carrier has a lid that is movable with respect to the base between an open and an enclosed position. The base further has a main body enclosable by the lid and an elongated pocket that extends rearward with respect to the main body and the lid.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body structure having a roof structure and a rear door opening;
- a vehicle roof rack assembly installed onto the roof structure;
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- a cargo carrier configured to be installed onto the vehicle roof rack assembly, the cargo carrier having a base attachable to the vehicle roof rack assembly, the cargo carrier having a lid that is movable with respect to the base between an open position and an enclosed position, the base further having a main body enclosable by the lid and an elongated pocket that extends rearward with respect to the main body and the lid,
- the main body including a main body bottom wall and at least one main body side wall which form a bottom interior space having a vertical height and accessed by an upper opening,
- the lid including a lid top wall and at least one lid side wall which form a top interior space, the lid movably attached to the base by a hinge so as to reveal the upper opening when in the open position and to enclose a main interior space including the top interior space and the bottom interior space when in the enclosed position, and
- the elongated pocket including at least a pocket bottom wall and a pocket top wall that enclose a rear interior space that opens into the bottom interior space within the main body, the rear interior space having less vertical height than the bottom interior space.
A vehicle roof structure comprising:
- a vehicle roof rack assembly;
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- a cargo carrier configured to be installed onto the vehicle roof rack assembly, the cargo carrier having a base attachable to the vehicle roof rack assembly, the cargo carrier having a lid that is movable with respect to the base between an open position and an enclosed position, the base further having a main body enclosable by the lid and an elongated pocket that extends rearward with respect to the main body and the lid,
- the main body including a main body bottom wall and at least one main body side wall which form a bottom interior space having a vertical height and accessed by an upper opening,
- the lid including a lid top wall and at least one lid side wall which form a top interior space, the lid movably attached to the base by a hinge so as to reveal the upper opening when in the open position and to enclose a main interior space including the top interior space and the bottom interior space when in the enclosed position, and
- the elongated pocket including at least a pocket bottom wall and a pocket top wall that enclose a rear interior space that opens into the bottom interior space within the main body, the rear interior space having less vertical height than the bottom interior space.
A vehicle rooftop cargo carrier comprising:
- a base attachable to a vehicle roof rack assembly;
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- a lid that is movable with respect to the base between an open position and an enclosed position, the base further having a main body with an upper opening enclosable by the lid and an elongated pocket that extends rearward with respect to the main body and the lid when the cargo carrier is installed to a vehicle, the elongated pocket being offset of the upper opening,
- the main body including a main body bottom wall and at least one main body side wall which form a bottom interior space having a vertical height and accessed by the upper opening,
- the lid including a lid top wall and at least one lid side wall which form a top interior space, the lid movably attached to the base by a hinge so as to reveal the upper opening when in the open position and to enclose a main interior space including the top interior space and the bottom interior space when in the enclosed position, and
- the elongated pocket including at least a pocket bottom wall and a pocket top wall that enclose a rear interior space that opens into the bottom interior space within the main body, the rear interior space having less vertical height than the bottom interior space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.