Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
224328000 | Having enclosure or cover means | 15 |
20110084104 | Vehicle roof top cargo carrier with door which detaches and transforms into a stepping stool and/or bench - The invention relates to automobile roof top cargo carriers. The distinguishing feature of the invention lies in 2 main characteristics: | 04-14-2011 |
20110174855 | VEHICLE TOP CARRIERS - An elongate cargo box includes a bottom portion and a lid. The bottom portion has clamps for connecting the box to a pair of crossbars on top of a vehicle. The lid is hinged to the bottom by a latch assembly including multiple latch devices. The lid may have transverse beams fastened to an inner surface of the lid. | 07-21-2011 |
20110186608 | CAR TOP CARRIER LID SUPPORT - Strut designs for assisting opening and closing of a cargo box lid are provided. A strut includes two or more arms biased toward one or more directions by spring devices. Struts may be used on a single side opening box or a dual-side opening box, and may exhibit degrees of symmetrical design and movement for balanced operation. | 08-04-2011 |
20120018474 | ROOF BOX - The present invention relates to a roof box comprising a bottom member ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120118926 | CAR TOP CARRIER - A cargo box is configured for mounting on crossbars on top of a vehicle. The cargo box includes a control assembly for operating a latch assembly on one side of the cargo box. The control assembly includes a toggle switch which may be enabled or disabled by operation of a lock device. | 05-17-2012 |
20120118927 | SINGLE FORCE STRUT FOR DUAL SIDED CARGO BOX - Methods and arrangements for providing and controlling operation of a dual sided opening roof mount cargo box for a carrying vehicle. A dual sided opening roof mount cargo box is has a lid portion releasably hinge-connected at two lateral sides to a bottom portion of the cargo box for alternate pivotation at each of the two lateral sides between open and closed configurations. A pair of spring-biased struts are provided, each operatively interposed between the lid portion and the bottom portion, and one each of the pair of spring-biased struts being located at the two opposite end regions of the cargo box. An expansively directed force is imposed on the lid portion, utilizing the pair of spring-biased struts, during operator induced movement from the closed configuration to the open configuration and thereby assisting the operator to smoothly open the cargo box. | 05-17-2012 |
20120193381 | VEHICLE TOP CARRIERS - Improvements for a carrier configured to be mounted on a roof of a vehicle, including a removable floor cover configured to provide a protective layer on the floor of the carrier and/or to dampen sound produced within the carrier. In some embodiments, the cover may include floor conforming structures such as ribs or apertures, to conform the cover to the floor of the carrier and/or to accommodate mounting structures attached to or integral with the floor of the carrier. | 08-02-2012 |
20120228349 | STABILIZED CARGO BOX FOR A VEHICLE RACK SYSTEM - A vehicle rack system including a stabilized cargo box attached to a pair of crossbars. In some embodiments, the stabilized cargo box includes a container defining a long axis and having a bottom portion hinged to a lid portion to form an enclosure to hold cargo. A plurality of clamp devices may mount the container to the pair of crossbars attached to a roof of a vehicle. The bottom portion may include a housing member defining a groove and also may include a stiffening tube disposed in the groove and providing first and second tubular regions that are laterally spaced from each other and that each extend at least generally parallel to the long axis. The first and second tubular regions may be connected to each other by a third tubular region of the stiffening tube that extends at least part way across a nose of the container. | 09-13-2012 |
20130043287 | LOAD CARRIER - The invention relates to a roof box | 02-21-2013 |
20130264366 | CLAMPING MECHANISM - A roof box | 10-10-2013 |
20130320056 | VEHICLE LOAD CARRIER BOX WITH FLEXIBLE SAFETY MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a vehicle load carrier box ( | 12-05-2013 |
20140097221 | CAR ROOF STORAGE COMPARTMENT WITH A CLOSED-END ZIPPER - A car roof storage compartment includes a bottom member shaped as one half of a clamshell; a top member shaped as the other half of the clamshell, and a closed-end zipper. The edge of the bottom opening of the top member is combined with the bottom member at the position that lower than the top opening of the bottom member by sliding the closed-end zipper, that can prevent rain from entering the car roof storage compartment. The closed-end zipper can be slid in a desired direction in order to change the opening side of the top member. This can increase use convenience. The top member can be separated from the bottom member. Thereafter, the top members and the bottom members can be separated respectively for stacking storage purpose. This has the advantages of facilitating storage, decreasing volume, saving storage space, and decreasing transportation cost for distribution. | 04-10-2014 |
20140361060 | CAR TOP COMPARTMENT BOX - Provided is a car top compartment box that includes a cover and a base. The cover includes a tight-fitting top plate layer and a first polymer foam layer and has a cover rim portion. The base includes a tight-fitting base layer and a second polymer foam layer. A concave receiving area is centrally defined at the base. The edge of the base extends outward and bends to form a lip edge portion corresponding in position to the cover rim portion. The car top compartment box is waterproof, lightweight, impact-resistant, thermally insulating, capable of buffering, and opened from the front or any lateral side to ensure the ease of access to items contained therein. The cover and the base are fully separable from each other to facilitate transport and reduce storage and transport space. | 12-11-2014 |
20150021370 | SINGLE FORCE STRUT FOR DUAL SIDED CARGO BOX - Method and arrangement for providing and controlling operation of a dual sided opening roof mount cargo box for a carrying vehicle. A dual sided opening roof mount cargo box is provided and which has a lid portion releasably hinge-connected at two lateral sides to a bottom portion of the cargo box for alternate pivotation at each of the two lateral sides between open and closed configurations. The bottom portion is adapted to be mounted to a carrying vehicle and the lid portion is manufactured from a semi-flexible material sufficiently pliable to permit two opposite end regions thereof to be at different relative distances from the bottom portion of the cargo box during transition between the open and closed configurations. A pair of spring-biased struts are also provided, each operatively interposed between the lid portion and the bottom portion of the cargo box, and one each of the pair of spring-biased struts being located at the two opposite end regions of the cargo box. An expansively directed force is imposed on the lid portion, utilizing the pair of spring-biased struts, across a substantial entirety of travel of the lid portion during operator induced movement from the closed configuration to the open configuration and thereby assisting the operator to smoothly open the cargo box. | 01-22-2015 |
20150336512 | SINGLE FORCE STRUT FOR DUAL SIDED CARGO BOX - Method and arrangement for providing and controlling operation of a dual sided opening roof mount cargo box for a carrying vehicle. A dual sided opening roof mount cargo box is provided and which has a lid portion releasably hinge-connected at two lateral sides to a bottom portion of the cargo box for alternate pivotation at each of the two lateral sides between open and closed configurations. The bottom portion is adapted to be mounted to a carrying vehicle and the lid portion is manufactured from a semi-flexible material sufficiently pliable to permit two opposite end regions thereof to be at different relative distances from the bottom portion of the cargo box during transition between the open and closed configurations. A pair of spring-biased struts are also provided, each operatively interposed between the lid portion and the bottom portion of the cargo box, and one each of the pair of spring-biased struts being located at the two opposite end regions of the cargo box. An expansively directed force is imposed on the lid portion, utilizing the pair of spring-biased struts, across a substantial entirety of travel of the lid portion during operator induced movement from the closed configuration to the open configuration and thereby assisting the operator to smoothly open the cargo box. | 11-26-2015 |