| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 224319000 | Carrier attached to carrier | 9 |
| 20080283564 | Cargo or luggage basket rack for a vehicle - This describes a cargo or luggage carrying basket assembly which attaches to an existing rack assembly on a vehicle roof. The existing rack assembly consists of two bar frame assemblies with coupling to attach to the car roof. The main difference in configuration is whether the bars or rack assemblies run perpendicular to the main longitudinal axis of the car (one side of the car the other) or parallel to it. (Front of car to back of car) This invention can attach itself to either of the above described configurations. The basket consists of pipe sections and fittings made of tubular, hollow plastic pipe with certain members reinforced with wire. The primary use of this invention is for luggage and material normally stored in a vehicle trunk. It is not intended to allow the mounting of other sports equipment to the underlying, existing load bars or rack assembly. This invention can hold sports equipment if the sports equipment fits into the basket and is properly secured however this invention's use is not designed to hold sports equipment such as snow skis, snowboards and adult size bicycles. This invention is designed to attach to nearly all existing rack systems and is not designed to attach directly to the roof. One of this invention's primary improvements is the use of plastic pipe and other manufactured products to reduce the cost to make one compared to other similar inventions. As well no additional skill such as welding is needed to construct this device. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100084447 | CAR TOP CARRIER - A car top carrier incorporating improved dual-functioning hinge/latch mechanisms connected by a drive bar that translates pivotal rotation to open and close the carrier. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20110084103 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR A ROOF RACK - The present invention relates to an attachment device by means of which, in use, an object is attached to a roof rack which is or at least can be connected to roof rails of a car, comprising a housing, at least two movable jaws extending to outside the housing, which jaws engage round a roof rack in use, and actuating means provided with an operating element for moving said at least two jaws together, wherein the actuating means are designed to translate the jaws and comprise at least one rack, which rack is engaged when the operating element is operated. The invention further relates to a combination of a roof rack and such an attachment device and to a combination of an object to be attached to a roof rack and such an attachment device. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110168749 | LOAD CARRIER FOR SECURING BICYCLE FORK ASSEMBLIES - A bicycle fork mount for receiving and securing a front axle hub assembly of a through-axle type front bicycle wheel, but which is also temporarily adaptable for receiving a fork of a skewer type front bicycle wheel includes a fork mount body having a hollow for insertably receiving a front axle hub assembly of a through-axle front bicycle wheel. An adapter is received in the hollow and has a fork receiving skewer associated therewith that is configured for translational movement relative to the adapter. A biasing assembly is disposed between the adapter and the skewer and urges the skewer toward an ends-extended configuration in which a pair of fork receiving ends of the skewer are oppositely disposed beyond the lateral sides of the fork mount body and are configured for receiving and releasably securing the fork of a bicycle having a skewer type front wheel to the bicycle fork mount. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110290836 | ROOF RACK - The roof rack of the present invention includes a frame, a first carrier, a second carrier and at least one fixation device. The frame defines a longitudinal direction and has a front and a rear. The first carrier is disposed on the rear of the frame. The second carrier is disposed on the front of the frame. At least one of the carriers is movable along the longitudinal direction on the frame. The fixation device is adapted to selectively fix the at least one movable carrier to the frame. Thereby, the roof rack of the present invention is adapted to carry bicycles with alternative wheel distances thereon. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20140131405 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SECURING SKIS, SNOWBOARDS, ETC. TO CROSSBARS OF VEHICLE ROOF RACKS - The present disclosure generally relates to devices that can be used for mounting and securing skis, snowboards, among other equipment to vehicle roof racks (e.g., luggage racks, factory-installed racks, after-market racks, etc.), such as those having crossbars. In an exemplary embodiment, there is a device suitable for use in securing an article to a vehicle roof rack having one or more crossbars. The device generally includes at least one hook component including a curved portion configured to be hooked under a crossbar of a vehicle roof rack. The device also includes a clamping apparatus operable for creating a clamping force to secure the device and the article to the crossbar. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140209647 | ADAPTER FOR VEHICLE MOUNT AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An adapter for a vehicle mount having a base portion having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a high friction element, the high friction element reducing a lateral movement of the base portion when positioned on an exterior surface of vehicle, and a receiver disposed on the base portion, the receiver configured to receive a portion of a vehicle mount, wherein a load of the vehicle mount is distributed across the surface area of the base portion is provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20150028072 | CONVERTIBLE MOUNTING BRACKET - A convertible mounting bracket ( | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150329058 | Watersport Equipment Carrier - A watersport equipment carrier configured to be mounted on a vehicle includes an elongate base having an upper surface configured to receive watersport equipment and a locking portion. A securement strap having an anchor end and a free end and the anchor end is coupled to the base at an anchoring point. A locking mechanism is coupled to the locking portion of the base and configured to secure the free end of the strap to the base such that the free end of the strap passes through the locking mechanism in a locked configuration. | 11-19-2015 |
