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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6526789 | Lockable anti-wobble hitch pin A hitch pin used for releasably connecting a load carrier frame to a receiving hitch attached to a carrying vehicle for transporting objects such as bicycles on the load carrier. The hitch pin includes a bolt having a head portion opposite a threaded sect... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6502729 | Vehicle-mounted load carrier The present invention is concerned with a vehicle-mounted load carrier (1) of the type which is fastened across a door, hatch (2) or the like, preferably at the rear of the vehicle (3). The load carrier comprises a load-bearing frame (4-6) and at least tw... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6485243 | Motor vehicle load carrier The present invention relates to a load carrier for motor vehicles, which load carrier is designed to be attached to a tow bar device mounted at the rear of the vehicle and which is equipped with additional, electrical lights supplementing the original li... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6390344 | Modular hitch mount connection A modular hitch mount connection for attaching a tubular carrier structure to a load arm that is inserted in the receiving tube of a receiving type hitch. A tubular seat is provided that has an open end for slidably receiving the support tube in an open e... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6345748 | Bicycle carrier adapted to be mounted on the back of a vehicle A bicycle carrier is adapted to be mounted on the rear of a vehicle. The carrier comprises first and second mounting members and a pair of horizontally spaced bicycle supporting arms connected to the mounting members. The mounting members are pivotably co... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6305589 | Vertically engageable carrier foot An arrangement for securing a load carrier to a transporting vehicle that includes an anchor mechanism adapted for securement to a transporting vehicle and for releasable engagement with a carrier foot. The carrier foot has a latching mechanism for releas... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6296162 | Cycle carrier A cycle carrier that includes a gripping device (6) which engages with and fixedly retains a portion of a cycle. Further, the cycle carrier includes an operating device (7) with which the gripping device (6) is maneuvered between its closed and its open p... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6264082 | Roof-rack arrangement for a motor vehicle 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... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6131781 | Equipment load assist to roof rack A load assist to a vehicle rack carrier that includes a brace bar coupleable to a vehicle rack carrier where the brace bar is positionable between extended and retracted configurations relative to the vehicle rack carrier when coupled thereto. A connector... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6116486 | Anchor device for a load carrier foot 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 po... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6112965 | Railing bracket 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 clampi... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6079601 | Anchorage device An anchorage device is intended for securing a load carrier on a load carrier strut which is disposed on a vehicle. The anchorage device includes an openable clamp (9) produced from a flexible material and a tensioning device (18). The tensioning device (... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6062450 | Fork pinching assembly for a bicycle anchor A mechanism for releasably fixing a bicycle's fork upon a support. The mechanism includes a bicycle fork anchor having a fork pinching assembly that has two bicycle fork prong receiving portions. A handle is operably coupled to, or associated with the for... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6023821 | Safety device in a clamping strap with clamp The disclosure relates to a safety device in a clamping strap (12) with a clamp (10). A casing (11) is designed for accommodating the clamp (10), and the casing (11) is designed with a first aperture (13) for insertion and removal of the clamp (10) and a ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5988471 | Device in load carriers 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... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5931362 | Depressible securement assembly for a load carrier A securement assembly for releasably securing an article to an elongate member of a load carrier that is mountable upon a transporting vehicle. The securement assembly includes an elongate member of a load carrier adapted to slidably receive an article th... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5875947 | Centralized handled bicycle fork anchor A mechanism for releasably fixing a bicycle's fork upon a support such as a vehicular load carrier or a storage mount. The mechanism includes a pair of skewers (123) that are at least partially received within a bicycle fork anchor (100) and the skewers (... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5871190 | Load carrier foot 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... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5865356 | Device for fastening onto a vehicle, a load carrier A device for fastening onto a vehicle a load carrier of the type provided with a strut extending transversely across the vehicle roof, support feet disposed at the ends of the strut and abutting against the vehicle roof, and clamping units which, for fast... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5826767 | Bicycle carrier adapted to be mounted on the back of a vehicle A bicycle carrier is adapted to be mounted on the rear of a vehicle. The carrier comprises first and second mounting members and a pair of horizontally spaced bicycle supporting arms connected to the mounting members. The mounting members are pivotably co... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5806735 | Load carrier A load carrier for a vehicle has a load carrier bar which, at opposite ends, has anchorage devices for fixing on longitudinal so-called railings on the vehicle root. The anchorage devices have two clamping jaws (14) which, from opposite sides, are urgable... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5762248 | Bicycle carrier A bicycle carrier for fixedly retaining a bicycle on a vehicle roof (1) comprises a carrier device fastened to the vehicle roof and having a longitudinally extending support member for the wheels of the bicycle and an upwardly extending arm with a grippin... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5615818 | Arrangement in a load carrier A load carrier roof-mounted on a vehicle has longitudinal so-called railings (2) with elongate, undercut spaces for anchorage bodies (8) which have anchorages (12, 30) for struts or other accessories extending between the railings. The anchorage bodies (8... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5560525 | Load carrier A load carrier arrangement for mounting a load holder on a vehicle. The vehicle includes a roof and a rear door and/or a trunk lid. The load carrier includes a rack disposed across the roof of the vehicle and fastened at a rear portion thereof. A carrier ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5556016 | Device for fastening a load carrier A device for fastening a load carrier (3) preferably a so-called roof railing, on a vehicle roof (1) comprises a hollow housing portion (5) which, with its one end, connects to the vehicle body and, with its other end, carries the load carrier (3). An ada... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5524803 | Load carrier A load carrier for vehicles has two longitudinal load supports adapted to be fixed to a roof of a vehicle and transverse load supports which are movably disposed between the longitudinal supports. One end of a transverse load support is pivotally connecte... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5516017 | Arrangement for carrying a craft on a vehicle roof The present invention relates to an arrangement for carrying a craft such as a kayak or a surfboard. The arrangement includes a carrier bar extending across a vehicle roof which is fastened to opposite edge portions thereof. Holders are provided for engag... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5402925 | Load carrier A load carrier for vehicles has two longitudinal carrier profiles (4) fixed on the roof of the vehicle, the carrier profiles being of cross sections which are open in a direction towards one another and which are curved so as to be adapted to the curvatur... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5363996 | Bicycle carrier adapted to be mounted on the back of a vehicle A bicycle carrier includes first and second mounting members and a pair of bicycle support arms, all interconnected by a pair of housings. The first mounting member is rotatable to a selected position of adjustment and is locked in that position by means ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5362173 | Lockable quick release mechanism In a quick release mechanism, a prong is retained around a skewer, the skewer extending from a fork block, between a bearing surface on the fork block and a bearing surface on a movable member. The movable member is mounted on the skewer and is axially mo... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5236114 | Carrier basket A carrier basket which is intended to be secured on a vehicle roof comprises two longitudinal profile members between which extend a number of rods which form a load-carrying surface in the carrier basket. In order to eliminate the need for loose small pa... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5211323 | Bicycle carrier adapted to be mounted on the back of a vehicle A bicycle carrier is adapted to be mounted on the rear of a vehicle. The carrier comprises first and second mounting members and a pair of horizontally spaced bicycle supporting arms connected to the mounting members. The mounting members are pivotably co... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5203484 | Bracket for transporting a cycle A cycle bracket for transport of a cycle on a vehicle roof is provided with an anchorage strut secured to the vehicle roof and provided with two clamps which are adjustable to one another and which, by means of gripping members manufactured of a semi-rigi... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5169044 | Holder device 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... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5104020 | Apparatus for carrying a load 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 ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5038988 | Load carriers A load carrier for a vehicle roof is provided with a load carrying strut (2) with a foot arrangement (1) in each end. At least one foot arrangement (1) is provided with an accommodation space (6) in which an end portion of the strut may be inserted. Accor... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4993615 | Anchorage device An anchorage device for a load carrier intended for a vehicle roof (3) includes a strut (1) which extends across the vehicle roof (3) and has, in each end, an anchorage foot (2). The anchorage foot is provided with a support arrangement (4) for transferri... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4449656 | Load carrier for vehicles A luggage carrier of the kind comprising a support rod and support legs connected with the ends thereof, the support legs having fastening devices for fastening the luggage carrier to a vehicle, preferably the rain gutter of the roof of the vehicle. The s... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4441344 | Attachment means provided with a lock Apparatus for locking elements together is disclosed which comprises socket means defining a first axis, knob means, and fastener means for attaching the knob means to the socket means. The fastener means has first and second ends and a middle portion, th... | 04/10/1984 |
