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US 2006/0133914 A1Published application
Luggage carrier
OwnerJohn Derksinventor
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Abstract
The rooftop carrier of the present invention includes a guide member mounted to the roof of a vehicle, wherein the guide member defines a substantially horizontal first path, and a carriage movably mounted to and configured to follow the guide member along the first path. The carriage comprises a moveable support member configured to receive an object to be carried by the carrier. The carriage also comprises an elevating system for elevating the support member along a second path between a raised height and a lowered height.
Claims11
A rooftop carrier comprising:
- a) a guide member mounted to the roof of a vehicle, wherein the guide member defines a substantially horizontal first path;
- b) a carriage movably mounted to and configured to follow the guide member along the first path;
- c) wherein the carriage comprises a moveable support platform configured to receive an object to be carried by the carrier;
- and
- d) wherein the carriage also comprises an elevating system for elevating the support platform along a second path between a raised height and a lowered height.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.