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US 2022/0032853 A1Published application
Crossbar clamp actuator
AssigneeYakima Products, Inc.
InventorsScott A. McFadden, Charles Kraeuter, John Mark Elliott, Gian-Marco D'Angelo
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Abstract
A crossbar clamp actuator of a crossbar-to-vehicle coupler may include a horizontally traveling wedge block having a ramped, downward-facing first slide surface, and a wedge follower having a second slide surface in frictional contact with the first slide surface of the traveling wedge block. Substantially horizontal repositioning of the traveling wedge block may cause the ramped first slide surface to urge the wedge follower downward, thereby actuating a crossbar clamp.
Claims6
A vehicle rack for carrying cargo, comprising:
- a clamp having a seat and a connector movable relative to the seat;
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- a clamp actuator including a threaded member engaging a traveling wedge block, and a wedge follower contacting a surface of the wedge block, wherein rotation of the threaded member causes movement of the wedge block and the wedge follower in relatively different directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.