Abstract: A device for a detachable fastening of a load carrier (10) on a vehicle, in particular a roof rack, is disclosed, which has a carrier frame (18), on which two retaining elements (20, 22) are fitted, which are relatively mobile to one another when the load carrier (10) is in unfastened condition. When the load carrier (10) is in fastened condition the retaining elements (20, 22) engage in a gap (24) between a body frame on the vehicle side (26) and a flat body part (12) attached to this, where they interlock on a fastening element (28) on the body frame (26). The result is that the load carrier (10) can be fastened to the vehicle easily and securely.

Abstract: An adaptor for securing a slat of a vehicle article carrier to an outer body surface of a vehicle without the need for drilling holes through the outer body surface. The adaptor comprises a main body portion having a channel formed along the entire length thereof. The channel has a cross-sectional shape which is designed to match the shape of an upwardly protruding lip portion formed within a roof ditch of the vehicle, such that the adaptor can be slid over the upwardly extending metal lip portion and thus attached thereto. At least one threaded bore is provided in the adaptor for enabling a slat to be secured thereto by an external threaded fastening element. A second threaded bore is included for enabling a set screw to be used to secure the adaptor to the metal lip portion so as to prevent sliding movement of the adaptor within the roof ditch. The adaptor thus allows a slat to be secured over a roof ditch without the need for drilling any holes in the roof of the vehicle.

Abstract: An anchor assembly adapted for securing a cargo carrier body to a short roof-line transporting vehicle. The anchor assembly includes a pair of spaced apart connecting members, each of which are adapted to be attached to a cargo carrier body. At least one of the connecting members is adapted to accommodate fixation of a spanning member between the pair of spaced apart connecting members. A spanning member is adapted to be connected between the pair of spaced apart connecting members and the spanning member is configured to accept a securement member thereupon by a slip connection. A moveable securement member is slidingly engaged upon the spanning member and has one end distally positionable away from the spanning member which is adapted to be secured to a transporting vehicle. Such fixation is normally accomplished using an anchor clip. The anchor clip is typically adapted to catch in a gap space on the transporting vehicle established between the door frame(s) and a roof's surface of the vehicle.

Abstract: A carrier for a motor-vehicle roof comprises a bar provided at its ends with two supporting legs which constitute two outer clamping jaws which are for engaging two longitudinal guides secured to the motor-vehicle roof. An inner jaw is pivotally connected to each outer jaw and is moveable between an opened position and a closed clamping position. The bar is provided with a screw for actuating synchronous and symmetrical movements along the bar of two actuating members which are adapted to cause a movement of the two outer jaws towards each other at a first time, until the outer jaws engage the outer lateral surfaces of the two longitudinal guides, whereupon at a second time the two inner jaws are caused to close onto the longitudinal guides, so that clamping of the bar on the longitudinal guides is obtained.

Abstract: A roof-rack arrangement for a motor vehicle, including at least one load-bearing bar extending across the roof, a pair of feet, one arranged at each end of the bar, for fastening the load-bearing bar on top of the roof of the vehicle, which feet each have their own support portion for clamping to the respective side portion of the roof, and, arranged on each foot, a bolt connection which extends through a bolt hole in the support portions, is fixed to the roof in an anchoring member and is arranged so as to make possible, by tightening, secure clamping of the support portion between a flange portion of the bolt connection. The flange portion is located on top of the support portion, and the anchoring member. An expander element is arranged between the flange portion and the support portion.

Abstract: For securing an object carrying device to a vehicle of type having a pair of opposed supports and a carrier bar extending therebetween, there are proposed a series of brackets and clip mechanisms which are mounted to each support of the object carrying device and which can be firmly attached to various types of gutters found on the roofs of different vehicles.

Abstract: An anchor for a vehicle roof-top load carrier. The anchor includes a foot arrangement having an attachment portion adapted for releasable attachment to a load carrier strut and an anchorage portion adapted for releasable securing cooperation with a fix point disposed on a carrying vehicle in a mounted configuration. For reference purposes, such a mounted configuration establishes a longitudinal direction of the foot arrangement which is substantially parallel to a straight forward direction of travel of such a carrying vehicle, a vehicle side of the foot arrangement and an exterior side of the foot arrangement. The anchorage portion has a rigidly secured first plate configured for approximate horizontal positioning above a roof of such a carrying vehicle. A second plate is coupled to the first plate for longitudinal movement relative thereto, the longitudinal movement being controlled by a plate guide.

Abstract: An apparatus or bracket for securing a load carrier strut that extends transversely over a vehicle roof on railings disposed along opposing side edge regions of the vehicle roof in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The apparatus includes two clamping jaws reciprocally movable in relation to one another under the action of a clamping device in a clamping direction substantially corresponding or parallel to a longitudinal centerline of a load carrier strut with which the two clamping jaws are adapted to be engaged. The clamping device is arranged to lock the two clamping jaws in variable, different or optional positions along a load carrier strut and the two clamping jaws each having a clamping surface for engagement with a railing.

Abstract: A vehicle article carrier incorporating at least one cross bar having a pair of bracket assemblies at each end. Each bracket assembly includes a fixed jaw and a movable jaw. The fixed jaw includes a keyed recess having an internal shoulder portion and a secondary recess. The movable jaw includes a projecting key having a rib and an arm portion having an enlarged outer end. The projecting key engages within the keyed recess and the secondary recess is used to receive the enlarged outer end of the movable jaw to help locate the jaw in precisely the proper position such that the movable jaw is aligned with the fixed jaw during clamping of the bracket assembly to a side rail. Advantageously, the movable jaw can be rotated into a position to be clamped simply by turning a fastening element which secures the fixed and movable jaws together.

Abstract: An article carrier assembly for a vehicle roof includes a pair of side rails adapted for attachment to the vehicle roof, each side rail forming an inboard edge portion or a series of indexing holes. In one embodiment, a latch on a stanchion includes tie loops for securing articles on one assembly with rope. The latch lever includes a distal end portion engageable with the inboard edge portion or with the indexing holes for securing the stanchion with respect to the side rail. The latch lever is pivotally secured to a foot portion of the stanchion which includes spring portions compressible against the side rails to prevent rattles. In another embodiment, a hook portion of the latch compressibly engages a resilient side rail portion to create a clamping action to immobilize the stanchion on a trim rail and reduce rattles.

Abstract: A utility rack adapter bracket for use with a rail assembly installed on the top of a pickup truck bed. The bracket allows a rack, such as ones manufactured by Yakima.RTM. or Touly.RTM., to be attached above the truck bed when covered or uncovered. The bracket is intended for use with a rail assembly as set forth in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,152,574 and 5,261,719 (Tucker).

Abstract: A device for laterally translating the force vector between a load carrier foot and the upper surface of a vehicle roof according to the slope of the contour of the vehicle roof at the location of the foot upon the vehicle roof. The device includes a load carrier foot for attachment of a load carrier to the vehicle roof and the load carrier foot has a first foot support portion and a second foot support portion. A foot plate for engaging the upper surface of the vehicle roof is provided that is pivotally attached to the load carrier foot and has a first foot plate support portion adjacent the first foot support portion to form an inner support pair and a second foot plate support portion adjacent the second foot support portion to form an outer support pair.

Abstract: A utility bar assembly for attachment to a roof rack, including an elongated utility bar, at least two clamp assemblies detachably engageable with the roof rack, at least two fastening devices for connecting the clamp assemblies to the utility bar. Optional support blocks may also be provided for positioning and supporting the utility bar on the roof rack.

Abstract: A load carrier foot is intended to secure, on a vehicle roof (9), a load carrier strut, and has a support portion (7) which supports the foot on the vehicle. The load carrier foot is further provided with a clamping portion (12) which, under the action of a clamping mechanism (18, 22, 24), is urgeable against a bead (10) on the vehicle in order thereby to secure the load carrier foot. The clamping portion (12) is provided, in its central region, with a rockable or tiltable anchorage (13) in the body (1) of the load carrier foot so that a clamping member (14) located at its one end is movable into and out of engagement with the bead (10). The opposite end (15) of the clamping portion (12) is actuable by means of the one end (20) of a lever (18) pivotally secured in the body (1) and whose other end (21) is actuable by a cam section (24) on a pivotal operating handle (22).

Abstract: A vehicle roof rack includes a track having an elongate tubular body with a thin wall which defines substantially the entire outer perimeter of the tubular body. The thin wall has a top wall section with an upwardly opening channel formed therein and a top wall section opposite the bottom wall section. The roof rack further includes a pair of support brackets for supporting the track in an elevated position above the roof of the vehicle. Each support bracket has a pair of fasteners for releasably attaching the support bracket to the track and a pair of hook elements for releasably attaching the support brackets to a gutter of the vehicle. At least one sliding fastening assembly is releasably attachable to the upwardly opening channel of the top wall section of the track.

Abstract: A tower assembly for detachably mounting a crossbar to the rail of a vehicle roof-mounted rack. The tower assembly includes a body having a selectively operable clamping mechanism housed in the tower body and includes a wedge-shaped portion adapted to be disposed generally between the rail and the crossbar when the rail and the crossbar are received in the tower body. The clamping mechanism urges the bar and the rail away from each other and against the tower body to thereby secure the bar and the rail to the tower simultaneously.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a carrying platform to a vehicle in which a carrier bar is grasped and pressed by a pressing section against a stay which is connected to the vehicle, with this pressure applied by a hook latched to the vehicle via a hook-holding member; and when the pressing section is shifted by a load applied to the carrier bar, the hook-holding member is also shifted so as to increase the tightening force of the hook; thus preventing the hook from being loosened by the astride phenomenon which would occur when a load is applied to the carrier bar.

Abstract: An apparatus for securing a load to a motor vehicle comprises at least two load holders which can be fixed to the vehicle body and which each have load securing elements directed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle for fixing a load extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A clamping device is provided for fixing the respective load holder to an intermediate carrier which is fixedly connected or can be fixedly connected to the bodywork. The clamping device has clamping jaws which embrace a part of the intermediate carrier. The clamping jaws have a clamping opening matched to the profile of the intermediate carrier for substantially embracing it in the clamping position. The axial direction of the clamping opening extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the load securing elements.

Abstract: A heavy duty vehicle rack for the attachment to the drip rails or gutters of a vehicle is useful for carrying heavy articles, such as pipes, ladders, etc. The vehicle rack has at least one crossmember which extends across the vehicle roof and has an end member on each end of the crossmember to engage the drip rail or gutter and hold the crossmember above the vehicle roof. A clamp with horizontal fastening tightly secures each of the end members to the drip rail. The end members and clamps have inclined cooperating portions thereon which also cause the clamp to tighten against the drip rail also vertically to hold the rack in place on the vehicle.

Abstract: A tower assembly for detachably mounting a crossbar to the rail of a vehicle roof-mounted rack. The tower assembly includes a body having a first lever or lifter pivotally mounted to the body about an axis to clamp the crossbar to the body. A second lever is pivotally mounted to the body about the same axis but pivots in the opposite direction to clamp the rail to the body. An actuator is provided for forcing the lifter into engagement with the crossbar and for forcing the second lever into engagement with the rail.

Abstract: A utility rack is provided for attachment to a vehicle luggage carrier. The utility rack includes a utility rail with first and second stanchions secured to the rail. Each stanchion includes an upper bracket and a lower bracket pivotally secured with respect to each other by a pivot joint. Each lower bracket includes a clamp for attachment to a crossbar of the luggage carrier. Each pivot joint includes an adjuster, preferably, a gear tooth interlock between the upper and lower brackets, in order to secure the upper and lower brackets at desired pivotal positions with respect to each other to facilitate attachment to sloping luggage carrier crossbars. Preferably, the utility rail extends laterally beyond the side rails of the luggage carrier to facilitate carrying larger or bulkier loads.

Abstract: The invention concerns a foot member in roof-mounted load-carriers for vehicles, of the kind comprising a pair of support members, with each such member placed on the upper face of the vehicle roof adjacent the respective one of the two longitudinal sides of the vehicle, a carrier rail extending transversely across the vehicle roof and interconnecting said support member, and a grip member in cooperating roof edge portion and arranged to be actuated by a lever mechanism to releasably secure the load-carrier by clamping it against the corresponding roof-edge portion as a result of mutual vertical displacement of the individual grip member relatively to is associated support member upon pivotal movement of said lever.

Abstract: A roof structure of a motor vehicle is described in which on the side lateral roof members of a shell from the vehicle manufacturer dimensionally defined master mounting points are located, on which a modular roof insert which is completely premounted by the supplier can be installed over uniformly spaced attachment points on roof strips which run lengthwise. Regardless of the superstructure of the roof insert which is extremely variable based on the use of different roof parts, by combining the roof parts on the roof strips provided with the attachment points at the supplier's, assembly at the vehicle manufacturer always takes place at the same master mounting points. In this way high flexibility of the roof superstructure is achieved with significant simplification in the logistical supply chain and in assembly at the vehicle manufacture.

Abstract: A tonneau cover assembly is provided having a rail system, a cover and one or more clamping mechanisms. The clamping mechanism includes a two-piece clamp. The first member is engageable with the rail, and includes an abutment mechanism thereon to contact the rail. The first member also includes a pivotable lever which can be used to exert a force on the second member. The first member includes an opening therein to receive the second member therethrough. The second member includes an extension having one or more teeth thereon. The extension is positioned through the opening in the first member, such that the teeth may engage a portion of the first member. The second member also includes a portion which is engageable with a vertical rail of the side wall of the vehicle. By actuating the lever, the clamp is positioned securely to the rail and the vehicle side wall.

Abstract: A cross support for extending between the roof rails on a motor vehicle roof, and having a detachable clamping device for clamping to the railing tube. The clamping device includes a stationary resting jaw and a clamping jaw movable toward the resting jaw. The clamping jaw has a yoke for engaging the railing tube and has an attack surface on the opposite side of the pivot from the yoke. A swing lever is pivotably supported on the cross support and is swingable between positions where it locks the clamping jaw in the clamping position and where it releases the clamping jaw. The clamping jaw and the swing lever are on respective spaced apart pivots.

Abstract: A roof luggage carrier for an automotive vehicle includes a pair of rails running the length of the vehicle and at least one transverse carrier extending between the rails. A clamping device at each end of the carrier clamps the respective rail. The carrier is a hollow section with an open channel on its bottom. The clamping device includes a support jaw held stationary on the carrier and positioned on the side of the rack pipe toward the outer side of the vehicle. A swingable clamping jaw cooperates with the support jaw to clamp the pipe between them. The clamping jaw is positioned on the side of the pipe toward the middle of the vehicle. The clamping jaw is a double arm lever swingable around a pivot pin that is supported on the support jaw. The upper parts of both the support jaw and the clamping jaw extend through the longitudinal opening in the carrier and into the interior of the carrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for affixing a load-bearing element to the roof of a vehicle such that the load-bearing element extends transversely over the roof. The device has a supporting and fixing element for engaging the vehicle. A contact support member is generally rigidly attached to an end part of the load-bearing element and extends downward from the element. The supporting and fixing element is swingably attached to the load-bearing element or the contact support member such that the lower end of the supporting and fixing element can be moved toward or away from the longitudinal center line of the vehicle. A clamping device is disposed on the contact support member and, in an activated locked position of the clamping device, the clamping device presses the lower part of the supporting and fixing element into locking engagement with a holding arrangement of the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a roof luggage carrier for motor vehicles with roof railing having transverse girders (2) and a removable clamping assembly (3). The clamping assembly (3) includes supporting jaws (5) that can be inserted in a lower longitudinal slot (11) on the transverse girder (2), and of clamping jaws (6). The clamping assembly (3) is actuated by means of a clamping screw bolt (8) which extends inside the transverse girder (2) in its longitudinal direction. This makes it possible to achieve simple assembly and easy handling. In another preferred embodiment the longitudinal edges of longitudinal slot (11) are provided with longitudinal edges (12, 13) which are surrounded by longitudinal grooves in the supporting jaws (5) and clamping jaws 6, so that widening of the longitudinal slot (11) when tilting stresses occur is prevented.

Abstract: An anchor for detachably securing utility racks to vehicles is provided. A plate made of a strong and flexible material such as stainless steel, aluminum, or synthetic aromatic polyamide is slotted on one end or otherwise provided with means for attachment to the utility rack. A substantial part of the plate is surrounded by fiberglass cloth sheeting contained within a cushioning neoprene envelope and an intermediate polyethylene resin barrier. A thin cushioning layer of neoprene rubber envelops the plate, fiberglass cloth sheeting and polyethylene barrier. Activated resin is introduced into the fiberglass cloth sheeting or a hardening material already in the fiberglass sheeting is activated. The activated resin in the anchor is allowed to harden while the anchor is in a configuration which conforms to an anchor site between a door and a jamb of the vehicle, or at some other location on the vehicle. A permanent, hardened, custom-fitted, and cushioned anchor is provided.

Abstract: A leg assembly for a vehicle roof rack comprises a rigid leg adapted at its top end to be fastened to a cross-beam and terminating at its bottom end in a downwardly projecting inner edge flange adapted to enter a vehicle roof gutter to sit upon the floor thereof, a clamping element itself comprising a body having a lower inner face adapted, in use, to bear against the outer surface of the gutter wall and having a lower edge flange then projecting under the gutter and an upwardly extending upper edge flange having an upper part adapted to bear against an outwardly inclined camming surface on the outside of the leg, and self-aligning draw bolts to draw the clamping element upwardly towards the leg; the line of action of the draw bolts extending through the clamping element intermediate of said edge flanges thereby enabling the clamping element to be loaded inwardly against the outer wall of the gutter as well as being loaded upwardly against the floor of the gutter.

Abstract: A holder device for fixedly securing a load (4, 5), for example a bicycle, on a vehicle roof is provided with a support channel (1) in which the wheel (4) of the cycle rests. The holder device is further provided with a retaining stirrup (6, 7) pivotal to an operative position for engagement with the frame tube (5) of the cycle. The retaining stirrup is connected by the intermediary of joints (8) to the support channel (1), which is, in its turn, secured with a releasable, U-shaped yoke (10) in the region of the connection between the retaining stirrup (6, 7) and the support channel (1), on a strut (3) disposed transversely across the vehicle roof.

Abstract: A load support system for carrying a load in a support plane at or above the wheel wells in the cargo box of a pickup truck. Clamping structures releasably clamp to flanges at the top of the cargo box. Depending bodies from the clamping structures carry load support beams that span substantially the width of the cargo box between the flanges. The load support beams define the load support plane that allows items to be carried in the load support plane that would not fit between the wheel wells on the floor of the cargo box.

Abstract: A load carrier for a vehicle is provided with a strut (1) disposed transversely over the roof (6) of the vehicle, and with a foot member (2)in each end. The foot members are provided with a support member (3) and a gripping member (4) which, by way of an operating device (20, 21), are mountable against edge portions (5, 6) of the vehicle roof, for fixedly securing the load carrier. In order to render such fixed securement extra reliable, both the support member (3) and the gripping member (4) are disposed on a pivotal arm (17) which, by way of a pivot (16), is fixedly secured in an upper portion of the foot member (2). The arm (17) is pivotal with its lower portion in towards the center of the vehicle so that both the under gripping portion (19) of the gripping member (4) and the support member (3) accompany the arm in this movement.

Abstract: A device that protects motor vehicles against the sun, with an oblong cover that extends across the vehicle and is secured by fasteners to a trunk door or rear hatch and that a roller, especially a spring-loaded roller, with protective sheeting rolled up on it rotates below. The protective sheeting, especially sheeting that has been sputtered with aluminum, can be unwound from the roller through a longitudinal opening in the cover against the force of the spring and drawn forward along and over the vehicle and positioned against its front.

Abstract: A cargo rack mountable on the roof of a car or the bed of a pickup truck. The rack has a frame that includes a support base for carrying cargo between a pair of spaced apart upstanding members. A restraining strap on the frame extends between the upstanding members. Elastic cords extending from the upstanding members suspend the strap over the support base to provide clearance for the cargo. A ratchet mechanism urges the strap toward the cargo to hold it on the support base.

Abstract: A retainer assembly can be clamped to a support crossbasr, such as is provided by a vehicle roof rack, and is able to retain an elongated member, such as an extension ladder, on the roof rack without the use of tools, clamps, tie-downs, etc. Each retainer assembly has a vertically-extending body, a transversely-extending part and a downwardly-extending retainer portion forming a retainer hook, the transversely-extending part being enclosed in a resilient sleeve. The ladder edge is inserted under the retainer hook while in an elevated attitude and then rotated downwards so that the edge rises up in the hook and compresses the sleeve, whereupon the ladder is held securely by the compressed sleeve between the retainer hooks and the cross-bars. The procedure is reversed to remove the object. The transversely extending part is adjustable vertically along the body, and the retainer portion is adjustable horizontally to accommodate ladders, etc. of different cross-sectional sizes.

Abstract: An article carrier for a motor vehicle comprising a pair of side rails adapted to be mounted to the roof of a vehicle in spaced apart relationship and extend longitudinally of the length of the vehicle. The side rails define a guideway therein, further defined by upper and lower surfaces. First and second pairs of stanchions are provided supporting a cross rail therebetween generally perpendicular to the side rails. Each of the stanchions have a bottom wall with engaging members integral therewith extending therefrom and received in the guideways and slidable therein. The guideways capture the engaging members therein and permit only sliding movements of the engaging members therein. A recess is defined in the bottom all of the stanchions and a clamping member is received in the recess. The clamping member is rotatable in the recess and has a camming portion extending into the guideway.

Abstract: A vehicle roof rack mounting including a body having a cavity to receive a clamp assembly. The clamp assembly includes a cap to close the cavity and a clamp bracket moved into clamping engagement with a vehicle gutter by means of a threaded rod rotatably mounted in the cap and engaging the bracket to cause movement of the bracket.

Abstract: A crossbar on a vehicle roof rack is supported by a pair of pedestals through a cam on each pedestal which exerts its clamping action by rotating toward the center of the vehicle, each cam operating independently of the fastening clip which secures each pedestal to the vehicle roof. The direction of the clamping rotation of the cams and the rate of increase of the radius of each cam as it rotates in the clamping direction provides the cams with a self-tightening effect--i.e., should the apparatus ever begin to loosen after the cam is engaged, any pulling apart of the pedestals will cause the crossbar to draw itself over the cam, causing the cam to rotate in the tightening direction and re-secure the crossbar.

Abstract: A wheeled crossmember assembly (12) and an unwheeled crossmember assembly (16) of a carrier system (10) are detachably clamped in spaced apart locations to the mast of a sailboard. The sailboard and associated components are straped to the crossmember assemblies. Ground engaging wheels (14) are detachably attached to crossmember assembly (12). The end of the mast adjacent crossmember assembly (16) is lifted and either pulled or pushed to transport the sailboard, with the mast acting as the tongue of the carrier system. A pair of rail assemblies (20) are mountable on a standard vehicle top rack for sliding reception of crossmember assemblies (12,16) thereby to transport the carrier system (10) together with the sailboard on the top of a vehicle.

Abstract: A roof rack for a motor vehicle, the roof rack has a roof bar to extend transverse of the vehicle and a mounting assembly to secure the roof bar to the roof gutter of the vehicle, a mounting assembly secures the roof rack to the gutter by means of a gutter clamp which is moved both transverse of the vehicle and vertically relative to the gutter.

Abstract: A roof carrier including horizontal struts able to carry and fix in place baggage, a plurality of stands supporting the struts on an automobile, bolts provided in the stands for fixing the struts and stands in position, and a locking device covering the heads of the bolts provided detachably on the struts or stands.

Abstract: A removable luggage carrier for vehicles having a horizontal support bar and depending support legs pivotably mounted at the ends of the support bar. Each support leg has a clamp which is removably attachable to a part of the vehicle, such as a rain gutter on the roof of a car. A locking cover is pivotably mounted on each end of the support bar to secure the carrier in position when in use to prevent unauthorized removal and to allow adjustment of the support legs to a compact storing position.

Abstract: A lock unit for a roof carrier having a crossbar for securely placing a carried object hereon, and a plurality of stands for placing the crossbar on a vehicle roof, including a pivotal cover rod having a first end for supporting the carried object sandwiched between the pivotal rod and the crossbar and which is pivotally supported on a first side end of the crossbar and a hook-like bent portion is provided at a second end of the pivotal cover rod, a lock member provided at a second side end of the crossbar.

Abstract: In a roof rack fastening arrangement for motor vehicle bodies, having a longitudinal flat roof gutter which forms a covered drip molding and is covered by a decorative strip towards the outside and in which bracket shaped holding plates for the supporting feet of a roof rack are secured at specific positions, bracket shaped holding plates are provided on both sides of their central raised bracket portion with supporting flanges which are raised on one longitudinal side and on which the supporting feet of a roof rack rest and on the supporting feet Z-shaped clamping fittings are supported which can be tensioned by way of fastening screws and which are supported below their fastening screw on the supporting feet in such a way that they engage with their holding flanges under the raised bracket portion from the inside and by tightening the fastening screw they tension the supporting feet downwardly and outwardly.

Abstract: A bracket assembly for supporting detachable, roof-top automotive, carrying racks of the type usually secured to vehicle rain gutters is disclosed. The bracket assembly may be used on vehicles having no rain gutters and includes a bracket plate member having a generally planar portion and a flange portion which is formed to have a generally W-shaped cross section that extends away from the planar portion for releasable coupling of rack mounting assembly thereto. The shape of the flange allows the bracket assembly to be used to anchor a roof-top rack to either a side wall or the roof of a vehicle.

Abstract: A bracket is provided enabling the use of conventional ski, surfboard and like racks over truck beds by positioning appropriately a trough-like gutter shaped section and supporting the same by a base fastened to the truck bed walls.

Abstract: In a roof-mounted luggage carrier which is to be attached to a flange of a channel disposed on the lateral portion of a vehicle roof, the support leg and the clamps are covered, as is known in the art, by a protective cap to prevent dirt and water from entering into the channel, with the lower edge of said cap being disposed in close proximity of the surface of the roof and being provided with a sealing which is adapted to bear upon the roof panel and/or the molding.

Abstract: A mounting foot assembly for attaching a warning light to the exterior of a vehicle, the warning light including a pair of spaced inwardly facing slots in the base thereof, includes a pair of locking cams which are sized to be received in the slots. The mounting foot assembly also includes means for translating the rotational motion of an adjustment screw about a first axis to rotational motion of the locking cams in opposite directions about a pair of parallel axes whereby the locking cams will be caused to mechanically engage the bottoms of the slots.

Abstract: A device for simple and easy loading and unloading of a small boat or other similar device onto the roof of a conventional automobile, such that, in the loaded position, the boat is centrally located on the automobile. A base structure is securely fastened to the roof of the automobile. A rack is pivotally attached to the base assembly so that the rack can pivot between an inclined position where the rack is angled downwardly and rearwardly from the roof of the automobile for loading and unloading, to its loaded position parallel to the roof of the automobile. The boat is pulled onto the rack by means of a rope and winch system.