# US 5,350,145 A · Tensioning structure particularly for carryall bars on motor vehicles having no driprail

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- Number: US 5,350,145 A
- Document ID: US5350145A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/974,448
- Filed: 1992-11-12
- Granted: 1994-09-27
- Earliest claimed: 1991-11-29
- Assignees: Ilma S.r.l. Industria Lavorazioni Meccaniche Autoaccessori
- Inventors: Luciano Fabbri Corsarini
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5350145A

## CPC

- B60R 9/058: characterised by releasable attaching means between carrier and roof
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

The tensioning structure for carryall bars on motor vehicles having no driprail, has supporting brackets for a carryall bar which can be mutually connected by means of a metallic cable having terminals at its ends. The terminals can be engaged in accommodation seats defined in the brackets. An end of the cable may be threaded for screw thread engagement with the terminal, whereby to adjust the length of the cable.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Tensioning structure particularly for carryall bars on motor vehicles having no driprail comprising;
supporting brackets for a carryall bar;
accommodation seats provided in said supporting brackets;
a metallic cable having ends;
terminals connected to said ends of said metallic cable and engageable in said accommodation seats, said metallic cable mutually connecting said supporting brackets;
an accommodation hole formed in each of said supporting brackets;
means for fixing a jaw for coupling to a motor vehicle roof accommodated in said accommodation hole in each of said supporting brackets;
a slot connecting said accommodation hole formed in each of said supporting brackets to one of said accommodation seats.