Modular cargo carrier system for vehicle roof
OwnerJosef Szigetiinventor
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Abstract
A modular cargo carrier system comprising at least one pair of carrier modules and means for attaching said modules to a vehicle or to a support on a vehicle. The modules each have a top, a bottom, sides and ends, the attaching means being located on at least a bottom and one side whereby the modules may be mounted in different orientations on the vehicle top to carry different types of cargo. The modules further include longitudinal and transverse cargo grooves or contoured cargo contact surfaces on the top and on at least one side and/or end for supporting cargo in said grooves. Module connectors are provided for attaching the modules to each other in a variety of configurations.
Claims33
A cargo carrier module having a top, a bottom, sides and ends, means on said bottom and on at least one of said sides and ends for attaching said module to a support, and said module further including grooves on said top and on at least one of said sides and ends, at least some of said grooves having different cross-sectional configurations for supporting cargo of different configurations in said grooves.
A modular cargo carrier system comprising at least one pair of carrier modules and means for attaching said modules to a vehicle, said modules each having a top, a bottom, sides and ends, means on said bottom and on at least one of said sides and ends for attaching said module to a support, and said module further including grooves on said top and on at least one of said sides and ends, at least some of said grooves having different cross-sectional configurations for supporting cargo of different configurations in said grooves.
A modular cargo carrier system comprising at least one pair of carrier modules, a connector of non-circular cross section for affixing said modules to each other, said modules each having a top, a bottom, two sides and two ends, and means on each module for attaching said module to a vehicle, said means for attaching being located on said bottom, on at least one of said sides and on at least one of said ends of said module, said modules having cargo grooves on said top and on at least one of said sides and ends for supporting cargo in said grooves and said modules having apertures of cross section complementary to said connector for slidably receiving said connector.
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