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US 2003/0141735 A1Published application
Pop-up roof rack
AssigneeNissan Design America, Inc.
InventorsAlfonso E. Albaisa, John Cupit
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Abstract
A vehicle cargo rack is provided with a carrier member and a carrier positioning device for positioning the carrier member. The carrier member is positionable in at least a deployed position and a stored position.
Claims22
A vehicle cargo rack, comprising:
- a first carrier member, said first carrier member being positionable in at least a deployed position and a stored position;
- and
- a first carrier positioning device for positioning said first carrier member.
A method of deploying a vehicle cargo rack between a deployed position and a stored position, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a carrier member in a deployed position;
- and
- positioning the carrier member in a stored position,
- wherein the positioning steps are performed by a carrier positioning device.
1 more element
An integral vehicle cargo rack, comprising:
- a plurality of retractable members,
- wherein said plurality of retractable members are positionable in an elevated position relative to an external surface of said vehicle and a retracted position flush with said external surface of said vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.