Roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle

Description

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design;

FIG. 2 is a left-front perspective view of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design;

FIG. 3 is a left-rear perspective view of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged left-front perspective view of a portion of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged left-rear perspective view of a portion of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged left side view of a lower back edge portion of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design within the circled area, in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a right side view of a second embodiment of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the second embodiment of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the second embodiment of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design;

FIG. 11 is a left-rear perspective view of the second embodiment of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged left-rear perspective view of a front portion of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged left-rear perspective view of a rear portion of a roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle according to our novel design; and;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of the roof luggage carrier for a motor vehicle of FIG. 8.

The left and right side views of the roof luggage carrier are symmetrical. The broken-line illustrations in the Figures show environmental structure only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D399481
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 16, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 1998
Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG (Weissach)
Inventors: Grant Larson (Ludwigsburg), Pinky Lai (Koenigsbach-Stein)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Law Firm: Evenson, McKeown, Edwards & Lenahan, P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 0/63,790
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Roof Or Trunk Mount Type (26) (D12/412)
International Classification: 1216;