Patents Assigned to Auto Trends, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4299346
    Abstract: A luggage rack assembly for automobile deck lids and the like having a pair of identical rear corner supports with a tubular rear rail extending between and received over opposed first tongues of the rear supports. Each rear corner support further has a pair of second tongues projecting respectively forwardly and rearwardly on a line beneath the first tongues. A tubular front rail extends between and is received over opposed third tongues one protruding from each of a pair of identical front corner supports, each of which also has a pair of fourth tongues projecting forwardly and rearwardly on a line coplanar with said third tongues. Tubular side rails extend between and are received over opposed ones of said second and fourth tongues in a plane with said front rail beneath said rear rail. The front and rear corner supports are fixedly mounted to the deck lid by four identical base members each receiving a one of the corner supports by snap fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1981
    Assignee: Auto Trends, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick A. Helm