Load carrier for a vehicle
AssigneeThule Sweden AB
InventorsHannes OLAISON, Urban Stark
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Abstract
A load carrier for a vehicle adapted to be mounted on the vehicle for transporting a load. The load carrier includes at least one pivot arm pivotably connected about a pivot axis to a base frame at a pivot connection portion. The at least one pivot arm is pivotable between an operative position and a storage position. The load carrier is adapted to at least partly carry the load when the at least one pivot arm is positioned in the operative position. The load carrier can include a locking mechanism for securing the at least one pivot arm in the operative position and in the storage position.
Claims20
A load carrier for a vehicle adapted to be mounted on the vehicle for transporting a load, the load carrier comprising:
- at least one pivot arm being pivotably connected about a pivot axis to a base frame at a pivot connection portion, the at least one pivot arm being pivotable between an operative position and a storage position, the load carrier being adapted to at least partly carry the load when the at least one pivot arm is positioned in the operative position;
- a locking mechanism for securing the at least one pivot arm in the operative position or in the storage position, the locking mechanism comprising a first locking member and a second locking member co-axially arranged with the pivot axis and pivotable in relation to each other around the pivot axis when the at least one pivot arm pivots about the pivot axis, such that a friction force or a mechanical force between the first locking member and the second locking member secures the at least one pivot arm in the operative position or in the storage position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.