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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422130 | Retractable cross rail for vehicle roof rack A vehicular roof rack system has a cross bar that employs a base member, a top member that is retractable to a position within the base member, a spring for biasing the top member away from the base member, and a spring case encompassing the spring to limit spring e... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7328770 | Strap silencer There is a noise reduction device for reducing noise from a vibrating strap. There is a securing member including a strip of material having a first surface including hook material and a second surface including loop material, wherein the securing member is configur... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7237835 | Roof module of a motor vehicle roof A roof module (10) of a motor vehicle roof (2), especially of a passenger car (1), which is mounted on a fixed body structure and which forms the top of the motor vehicle roof (2), to increase utility, the roof module is provided with gui... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7165684 | High density bicycle storage system A ceiling mount bicycle rack provides for easy loading through the use of downwardly transversely opening wheel hooks that may receive the tires of a bicycle when flipped about the bicycle's upper structure by a user through a gentle arc. After installation on the r... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7114757 | Cab air fairing cargo caddy system A storage or cargo container designed to fit into an air fairing of a ground traveling vehicle having a cab with mounting points with a latching system to which the cargo container is adapted to be attached. Use of the storage or cargo container more efficiently uti... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100957 | Cab air fairing cargo caddy system A storage or cargo caddy system designed to fit into or supplant an air fairing of a ground traveling vehicle. Means for loading, unloading, attachment, and access to the storage system are disclosed. Use of the storage or cargo caddy system more efficiently utilize... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066364 | Vehicle article carrier having stowable cross bars A vehicle article carrier having a pair of cross bars that can be positioned in a stowed, position, resting on or adjacent to a corresponding pair of side rails, or moved into an operative position with the cross bars extending perpendicularly between the side rails... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052074 | Angularly adjustable illuminated spoiler A spoiler for a vehicle includes at least one support bracket having a first end secured to the vehicle and a substantially transparent spoiler wing secured to the second end. The spoiler may also include at least one support bracket that is adjustable to change the... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6845892 | Integrally formed roof rack A vehicle roof panel includes a roof portion and roof rack portion with an integrally embossed portion defined by longitudinally extending spaced apart side portions. A side rail is attached to each of the side portions. A cross member has connectors for selectively... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6827245 | Aerodynamic container for skis and snowboards and used with a vehicle roof rack An aerodynamic container adapted for receipt around a front portion of a pair of skis or a front portion of a snowboard, when the equipment is mounted on a vehicle ski rack. The container provides improved aerodynamic airflow with reduced wind noise and buffeting. T... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6772926 | Retractable vehicle roof mounted carrier A retractable carrier system (10) is provided for carrying luggage and other objects on the roof of a vehicle. The carrier system (10), which may be original equipment on the vehicle or an after market addition, includes a collapsible container (20 | 08/10/2004 |
| 6761295 | Roofrack crossrail assembly cap A removable noise-reducing cover for a luggage rack bar, where the cover has an elongated main body portion having a lower surface and an upper surface with at least one integral noise reducer. The main body portion is arranged to be removable and reattachable to th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6729513 | Vehicle article carrier having telescopically extendable article carrier portion A vehicle article carrier specifically adapted for use on a roof of a cab of a pickup truck. The vehicle article carrier includes a slidably extendable article carrier sub-system which allows the overall length of the vehicle article carrier to be effectively increa... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6561397 | Vehicle roof rack system A roof rack system for a motor vehicle, including side-rails, and including a wind deflector, a storage bin, and adjustable cross rails positioned from front to back along the side-rails. The side-rails have a tubular portion that extends along the vehicl... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6425507 | Fairing assembly A fairing assembly system and method are provided. The fairing assembly includes a fairing, and a fairing support formed of an integral piece of material including a crossbar mount adapted to receive a crossbar, and a fairing mount adapted to support the ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6397644 | Service vehicle ladder lock A service vehicle ladder lock for fastening a step or extension ladder to a conventional ladder rack running either along a side of the roof of the vehicle or across the top thereof. This ladder lock forms a rectangular framework for placement about the l... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6338524 | Automotive aerodynamic component and object carrier fixture An automotive aerodynamic component and object carrier fixture is installed on the top of an automobile with an inclination adjustable according to the handling style of the driver. During normal utilization, the aerodynamic component is mounted level to ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6279802 | Vehicle article carrier having wind noise reducing cross bar A vehicle article carrier which enables a degree of adjustable spacing of the support members used to support a cross bar while preventing the generation of wind noise which might be otherwise caused by wind entering through openings in the support member... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276747 | Structure for reducing wind noise A front crossbar of a roof rack provided above a roof along the width of a vehicle comprises an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface is smoothly curved and convex toward the upper direction, and the upper surface introduces an attached flo... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6176404 | Seal adapted to cover the longitudinal groove in a roof bar A seal covers a longitudinal groove forming a slide on the top of a roof bar which has in cross section, on its face that faces upward, two longitudinal lips projecting substantially toward each other to cover partly a longitudinal cavity of the bar and t... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6126051 | Vehicle article carrier having side rail mounting support with concealed securing member A vehicle article carrier having a pair of generally parallel disposed side rails and a plurality of mounting support members for securing the side rails fixedly to an outer body surface, wherein each outermost end of each side rail is secured to its asso... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6056176 | Vehicle article carrier having clamping cross bar A vehicle article carrier including a cross bar having a pair of bracket assemblies at each end, where each bracket assembly includes a fixed jaw and a movable jaw which may be cooperatively clamped around a side rail of the article carrier system. The fi... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5996867 | Air deflective shield An air deflecting cargo shield is provided including a vehicle with a roof. The roof has a mounting mechanism for carrying a load such a ladder. A shield is mounted to a front extent of the roof of the vehicle. A retractable canvas assembly is situated ad... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5845827 | Aerodynamic cover for automotive vehicle racks A cover for covering a cross-member of an automotive vehicle rack has a body and a hole. The body has a rounded leading edge and a tapered trailing edge. The hole extends longitudinally through the length of the body and is sized to receive a cross-member... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5713468 | Slidable utility box A slidable utility box includes a number of features which are particularly well adapted for use in confined spaces (crawl spaces, attics, etc.). The box includes a pyramid shaped obstacle deflector, which may be removably secured to either end of the box... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5622298 | One-piece end support and method of forming thereof A method for forming one-piece end support for a vehicle article carrier.... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5573159 | Roof railing for motor vehicles A roof railing having a rail with opposite ends and a respective support foot on each end. The support foot is a tubular extruded profile shaped to have a downwardly descending curved part which leads into a flat support surface that is below and parallel... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5553760 | Ladder shield An air shield for partially enclosing the forward end of a ladder such that the ladder can more easily and efficiently be carried on the top of vehicles which shield includes an aerodynamic outer shell and an interior of yieldable cushioning material whic... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5511709 | Roof rack for motor vehicles A roof rack for a motor vehicle including two roof strips which extend longitudinally along the roof, are parallel to each other and are spaced apart. A respective support strip on each roof strip is swingable from a position in a recess on the roof strip... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5474218 | Article carrier A vehicle roof rack article carrier having a protective rubber insert strip secured in a channel formed in each cross rail of the roof rack. A leading edge portion is formed on the insert strip so as to curve downwardly along an arcuate upper front portio... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5470003 | Adjustable cross rail for a vehicle article carrier A vehicle article carrier having an adjustable cross rail. The vehicle article carrier includes a pair of side rails positioned longitudinally along an outer body surface of a vehicle such as a roof. The side rails each include a side rail member and a pa... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5456397 | Ski clamp for motor vehicle rack A clamp for supporting elongated articles such as a pair of skis on a motor vehicle includes a support base attachable to a load bar mounted transversely above a motor vehicle. A retaining element is pivotally attached at one end to the support base and i... | 10/10/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5377888 | Carrier apparatus for the transport of articles on the roof of a motor vehicle Carrier apparatus for the transport of articles on the roof of a motor vehicle, particularly an all-purpose carrier, a ski-carrier or the like, including a support structure having feet which bear on the side edge portions of the roof and at least one ass... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5358162 | Exterior luggage system for automotive vehicles A pair of rigid supports each have an upper slot and a lower slot. Strap brackets are adjustably mounted in the upper slots and support members are adjustably mounted in the lower slots. Straps extend around luggage and engage the brackets to retain the l... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5294033 | Cross-sectional configuration of a roof luggage carrier of a vehicle The invention relates to a cross-sectional configuration of a transverse girder (1) on a roof luggage carrier of a vehicle. According to the invention, the outer surfaces are symmetric in relation to a vertical longitudinal plane (2) of the transverse gir... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5282560 | Luggage rack with wind noise reducer A luggage rack (14) of the type suitable for installation on the roof (12) of an automotive vehicle (10) is improved through the addition of a mechanism for reducing the noise generated by wind passing over cross members (16,18) of the luggage rack (14). ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5275319 | Bicycle rack wind deflector An airstream deflector apparatus including an elongated body formed of a rigid material and having a parting shape, that is a shape in which a forward facing edge is formed by symmetrical planes to present a streamlined shape which will divert the oncomin... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5273195 | Adjustable cross rail for a vehicle article carrier A vehicle article carrier having an adjustable cross rail. The vehicle article carrier includes a pair of side rails positioned longitudinally along an outer body surface of a vehicle such as a roof. The side rails each include a side rail member and a pa... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5267767 | Bicycle fairing Disclosed herein is a fairing for a bicycle of the type having a front wheel, a forked steering column and a pair of handle bars, the fairing comprising a shroud, the shroud having a leading edge and a pair of walls extending rearwardly and outwardly on r... | 12/07/1993 |
