Vehicle top with luggage carrier siderails
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle top with luggage carrier siderails showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is an end elevational view of the forward end thereof;
FIG. 3 is an end elevational view of the rear end thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image of the right side;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the siderail thereof taken along the lines 6--6 of FIG. 4; and,
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the inner side of the left siderail, the right siderail being a mirror image of the left siderail.
The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
In FIGS. 6 and 7, the siderail is shown independently of the vehicle top for ease of illustration.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 8, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 22, 1997
Assignees: MascoTech, Inc. (Taylor, MI), Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo)
Inventors: Craig R. Prasatek (Rochester Hills, MI), Gregory L. Eilers (Royal Oak, MI), John S. MacKay (Capac, MI), David Esparza (Huntington Beach, CA), Junji Tanabe (Torrance, CA)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Attorney: Leon E. Redman
Application Number: 0/35,851
