Vehicle crossbar assembly
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorRaghu CHERVU
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Abstract
A vehicle crossbar assembly includes a crossbar. The crossbar has a first part and a second part that are movably attached to each other. The first part is configured to be supported to a first roof rack component of a vehicle. The second part is configured to be supported to a second roof rack component of the vehicle. The first and second parts are movable with respect to each other between an installable state and a storage state. The first and second parts extend from one another when in the installable state. The first and second parts are folded with respect to each other in the storage state.
Claims17
A vehicle crossbar assembly comprising:
- a crossbar having a first part and a second part that are movably attached to each other, the first part being configured to be supported to a first roof rack component of a vehicle, the second part being configured to be supported to a second roof rack component of the vehicle,
- the first and second parts being movable with respect to each other between an installable state and a storage state, the first and second parts extending from one another when in the installable state, the first and second parts being folded with respect to each other in the storage state;
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- a first retention structure that forms a hinge between the first and second parts, the first retention structure is fixed to the first part by a first fastener and is fixed to the second part by a second fastener when the crossbar is in the installable state,
- the first and second fasteners being removed from the crossbar so that the first and second parts can move with respect to each other when the crossbar moves from the installable state to the storage state.
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A vehicle crossbar assembly comprising:
- a crossbar having a first part and a second part that are movable with respect to each other between an installable state in which the first and second parts extend from one another, and a storage state in which the first and second parts are folded with respect to each other;
- a reinforcement structure, in the installable state, the reinforcement structure extending across the first and second parts in the installable state, the reinforcement structure being removed from the first and second parts in the storage state;
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- a first retention structure hingedly connecting the first and second parts when the crossbar is in the storage state, the first retention structure being positioned on a first side of the crossbar, the reinforcement structure being positioned on a second side of the crossbar that is opposite of the first side.
A vehicle roof rack assembly, comprising:
- a first siderail and a second siderail that are installed to a vehicle roof;
- a crossbar having a first part supported to the first siderail and a second part supported to the second siderail, the crossbar being movable between an installable state in which the crossbar is installed to the first and second siderails and a storage state in which the first and second parts are folded with respect to each other;
- a first retention structure that forms a hinge between the first and second parts;
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- a reinforcement structure, in the installable state, the first retention structure being positioned on a first side of the crossbar, the reinforcement structure being positioned on a second side of the crossbar that is opposite of the first side, the reinforcement structure extending across the first and second parts in the installable state, the reinforcement structure being removed from the first and second parts in the storage state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.