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US 2007/0164066 A1Published application
Vehicle top carrier with gull wing doors
OwnerPeter Jonesinventor
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Abstract
Assemblies for carrying cargo items on a vehicle. In particular, improvements for vehicle top carriers designed for mounting on the roof of a vehicle and transporting sporting goods or other cargo.
Claims20
A car top carrier configured to be mounted on a roof of a vehicle, the carrier comprising:
- a box having a bottom, and a top lid including a pair of door apertures formed in the top lid;
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- a pair of doors, wherein each door is configured to fit within one of the door apertures and is rotatably connected to the top lid with at least one hinge member, and wherein each hinge member is configured to exert an upward rotational biasing force on its associated door.
The car top carrier of claim a, further comprising at least one rib formed on an interior surface of each door, and wherein the ribs are configured to structurally strengthen the doors.
A torsion bar assembly for exerting an upward biasing force on a rotatable door, the torsion bar assembly comprising:
- first and second mounting brackets;
- a first paddle rotatably attached to the first mounting bracket and a second paddle rotatably attached to the second mounting bracket;
- a first torsion bar including a first angled end inserted into an aperture of the first mounting bracket, and a second angled end abutting an underside of the second paddle such that the second angled end of the first torsion bar exerts an upward biasing force against the second paddle;
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- a second torsion bar including a first angled end inserted into an aperture of the second mounting bracket, and a second angled end abutting an underside of the first paddle such that the second angled end of the second torsion bar exerts an upward biasing force against the first paddle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.