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US 2010/0147914 A1Published application
Rack tower for securing crossbars on top of a vehicle
AssigneeYakima Products, Inc.
InventorsChris Sautter, Dave Condon
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Abstract
A rack for carrying cargo on top of a vehicle includes a pair of crossbars. Each crossbar spans a pair of rails. The crossbars are connected to the rails by towers. Each tower has a claw assembly which is adjustable along two axes.
Claims22
A rack for carrying cargo on top of a vehicle, the vehicle having a pair of rails, the rails being substantially parallel to each other and to the direction of vehicle travel, the rack comprising:
- a pair of crossbars, each crossbar having a pair of towers for mounting the crossbar on the rails of the vehicle,
- each tower including a clamp device, the clamp device having a fixed wall and a claw assembly that is slideable in a first track back and forth relative to the fixed wall, in a direction parallel to the crossbar,
- each claw assembly having a base portion connected to the first track, the base portion having a second track substantially perpendicular to the first track, and a hook member that is slideable in the second track.
A tower for connecting a crossbar to a rail on top of a vehicle comprising:
- a clamp device having a fixed wall and a claw assembly that is slideable in a first track back and forth relative to the fixed wall, in a direction parallel to the crossbar, the claw assembly having a base portion connected to the first track, the base portion having a second track substantially perpendicular to the first track, and a hook member that is slideable in the second track.
A tower for connecting a crossbar to a rail on the top of a crossbar comprising:
- a housing having crossbar gripping portion and a fixed wall descending below the crossbar gripping portion,
- a hook member being moveable relative to the fixed wall, independently along a first axis and a second axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.