Load carrier for a vehicle
AssigneeThule Sweden AB
InventorTommy ANDERSSON
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a load carrier for a vehicle having a lid and a base connected along at least one edge by at least one hinge. The at least one hinge includes a first connection member and a second connection member. The first connection member is configured to be pivotably connected to the base or lid at a first proximal end, by a first pivotable connection, and the hinge is releasably connected to the base or lid via the first pivotable connection by a lock member. The second connection member is connected to the other one of the base or lid at a second proximal end. The hinge is configured such that when the lid is opened by pivoting the first connection member with respect to the pivot axle, a distance between the first proximal end and the second proximal end increases.
Claims18
-15. (canceled)
A load carrier for a vehicle comprising:
- a lid;
- and
- a base, said lid and base being connected along at least one edge by at least one hinge, said at least one hinge comprising:
- a first connection member comprising a first proximal end and a first distal end, said first connection member being configured to be pivotably connected to said base or said lid at said first proximal end, by a first pivotable connection, with respect to a pivot axle being substantially parallel to said at least one edge, wherein said hinge is releasably connected to said base or lid via said first pivotable connection by a lock member, and
- a second connection member comprising a second proximal end and a second distal end, said second connection member being connected to the other one of said base or lid at said second proximal end and connected to said first distal end at said second distal end,
- wherein said hinge is configured such that when said lid is opened by pivoting said first pivotable connection, a distance between said first proximal end and said second proximal end increases, as seen in a sectional plane perpendicular to said pivot axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.