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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7152769 | Car top ski/snowboard carriers An automobile roof top carrier for securing equipment to an automobile rooftop includes a body made from a resilient material having a plurality of protrusions disposed about a top surface. The protrusions define a support surface for holding the equipment and also ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108163 | Universal system for securing an equipment carrier to a vehicle-mounted support An equipment carrier adapted for mounting to a support member associated with a vehicle, includes a base engageable with the support member and a universal mounting arrangement for securing the base to the support member. The universal mounting arrangement includes ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6863199 | Snowboard rack for snowmobiles A snowboard rack for snowmobiles to aid snowmobile operators in safely carrying and transporting snowboards, as attached to a snowmobile machine for recreation or other purposes. A frame attachment member is secured to an underside, typically the belly pan, of a fro... | 03/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6685070 | Modular cargo carrier system for vehicle roof A modular cargo carrier system comprising at least one pair of carrier modules and means for attaching said modules to a vehicle or to a support on a vehicle. The modules each have a top, a bottom, sides and ends, the attaching means being located on at l... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6446850 | Luggage rack on car roof A luggage rack on car roof mainly includes two long supports, a plurality of supporting suckers, and a plurality of ski holders. Each of the upper and the lower side of the long supports is provided with two longitudinally and parallelly extended channels... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6382487 | Carrier for a trailer-hitch receiver A vehicle receiver mounted cargo carrier is readily configured to transport bicycles, skis and poles, canoes, canoe paddles and other cargo through the use of a vertical frame into which various rods may be placed, at locations most suited for the specifi... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6257261 | Canopy top with equipment rack A canopy top for use with a vehicle having an open passenger compartment and carrying equipment. The canopy top has a frame adaptable for being secured to the vehicle and supported above the passenger compartment. A canopy overlies the frame. Means formed... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6257471 | Ski-carrier module with module attachment apparatus A ski-carrier module and module attachment apparatus for attaching the ski-carrier module to the bars of a pre-existing modular vehicle roof rack system. The ski-carrier module comprises upward-facing ski pole receptors placed on a lower arm thereby simpl... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6019265 | Snowboard rack for pickup trucks A snowboard rack, for transporting a snowboard in a pickup truck having a cab and a bed, the bed having a bed front, a bed rear, and bed side walls, comprising a header shaft and at least one carrier extending rearward from the header shaft. The carrier h... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6010049 | Carrier for a trailer-hitch receiver A vehicle receiver mounted cargo carrier is readily configured to transport bicycles, skis and poles, canoes, canoe paddles and other cargo through the use of a vertical frame into which various rods may be placed, at locations most suited for the specifi... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5992720 | Automotive ski rack A ski rack for a vehicle having a rear door, such as a sports utility automobile, or a van in which the rack holds several pairs of skis in tubes on a mounting board. The mounting board has an assembly for permitting lateral pivotal movement of the ski ra... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5957353 | Ski rack A ski rack particularly suitable for use within an automobile and about a wheel well protruding within the automobile. The ski rack includes a rear rack portion having a rear frame to be positioned in an automobile over an area typically occupied by a rea... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5938093 | Vehicle mounted bicycle rack An L-shaped support has a rearwardly extending tubular arm formed of a thin-walled tube. The end of vertical leg of the support is cold formed into a U-shaped, double-walled channel which fits between the sides of a brace which is rigidly mounted to the t... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5938090 | Ski-carrier module with module attachment apparatus A ski-carrier module and module attachment apparatus for attaching the ski-carrier module to the bars of a pre-existing modular vehicle roof rack system. The ski-carrier module comprises upward-facing ski pole receptors placed on a lower arm thereby simpl... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5862966 | Carrier and bicycle mount apparatus for vehicles A mounting apparatus for use at the rear of a vehicle having a hitch element includes an object support platform. The object support platform includes an platform section lying generally in a plane for positioning of an object thereon. The object support ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5860536 | Ski rack A ski rack has walls spaced-apart to define a space for receiving skis, with spacers extending downwardly within the space for separating the skis. The spacers are spaced from one of the walls by a gap, which enables the insertion of a snowboard, having a... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5857602 | Bicycle/ski carrier A simple, yet sturdy bicycle and ski carrier for attachment to a vehicle trailer hitch includes an inverted L-shaped post, the horizontal top arm of which receives brackets for connecting articles to the post, a frame at the bottom end of the post, and a ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5850959 | Multifarious, vehicle cargo carrier system A multifarious cargo carrier system for mounting on the rear of a vehicles having hitch receivers, step bumper hitches, custom hitches, or other means of attachment. The carrier system includes a base member having one end connectable within a hitch recei... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5842615 | Vehicle rack system A modular vehicle rack system having a rack holder and rack constructed and arranged to allow easy interchange of racks on the rack holder while allowing a rack mounted on the rack holder to be swung away from the rear of a vehicle to provide substantiall... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5803330 | Sport rack An external rack for attachment to a vehicle has a base releasably mountable on a vehicle; a generally vertical member having upper and lower ends, the generally vertical member lockably, releasably mountable on the base at the lower end; a generally hori... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5788133 | Wakeboard rack A rack apparatus for storing at least one wakeboard (27,29) in a skiboat having a vertically extending tow pylon (12), comprising: a collar assembly (20) being adapted to support the rack and wakeboards from the vertically extending pylon (12), a pluralit... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5779116 | Apparatus for securing a load to a motor vehicle 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 ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5769291 | Support pad assembly for carrying articles on vehicle roof First and second elongate members each have an upper pad member of cushioning material, a first side bolster hinged to one side edge of the upper member and a second side bolster hinged to the opposite side edge of the upper member. Each side bolster has ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5752638 | Combination water ski and wake board rack A rack for storing one or more pairs of water skis and wake boards including one or more pairs of forks having parallel prongs extending from and coplanar with a base plate section. The pairs of forks are mounted on a support bar extending through an open... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5673832 | Ski carrier A combination cargo carrier and ski carrier mounted on the roof rack of a vehicle. The ski carrier is comprised of two sections, each section having two generally vertical legs, one of which is attached to the vehicle roof rack and the other of which is a... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5662253 | Removable vertical ski rack for automobile interiors A simple, lightweight, removable device for transporting skis safely inside an automobile. There are two assemblies, one for the front of the vehicle and one for the back. An adjustable vertical rod provides an easy, quick way to fit the device to any car... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5657915 | Multipurpose object holder device for vehicles, in particular for transporting skis, surfboards or like articles In a multipurpose object holder for skis, surfboards or the like an elastic device including a horizontal plate and two curved lateral tongues is inserted in a vertical guide fastened to a base. The radius of curvature of one tongue is greater than that o... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5657913 | Ski rack having clamping mechanism A ski rack having a pair of integrally formed hook portions and a pair of integrally formed channels which are adapted to help enable the ski rack to be secured to a cross bar or other like support member of an existing vehicle article carrier. The ski ra... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5642818 | Structure for supporting articles against vehicles A structure for supporting articles, such as skis in vertical orientation off of a vehicle includes an elongated, adjustable support bar having engagement clips disposed on opposite ends of the support bar. The engagement clips are interconnected by a res... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5641105 | Fixing board for use in attraction-fastening type freight carrying device A fixing board, for an attraction-fastening type freight carrying device to be mounted on the roof of a motor vehicle, has been improved. The fixing board is composed of a magnetic attraction force contact plate, a film-like suction-cup, and a releasing h... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5641108 | Bicycle and ski carrier for attachment to an automobile receiver hitch A bicycle and ski carrier for attachment to a common trailer type receiver hitch on an automobile. The main member (6) of the carrier contains trays(18) to support bicycles by the top tube of their frame. A ski support (9) holds skis under their rear bind... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5607093 | Elongated carrier support apparatus for securing items to the roof or luggage rack of a vehicle A carrier device for supporting and securing different objects to a luggage rack of a vehicle or directly to the roof of a vehicle which does not have a luggage rack. The device includes a carrier fabric on which one side is covered along its length with ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5593076 | Car carrier rack and car mount A carrier rack for a car is described for attachment to a car mount. The car mount is connected to the license plate area of the car using the same mounting holes as the license plate. The carrier rack is formed of a simple structure having a main rack me... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5584521 | Vehicle modular rail system A modular rail system supports accessories on a pickup truck bed. The system comprises first and second rail assemblies overlying the top surfaces of the first and second truck bed side walls for releasably connecting with the side walls. A flexible cover... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5582044 | Adjustable surfboard clamp and method A method of locking a surfboard to a roof rack crossbar using a series of adjustable mount block assemblies (10a-b) affixed to the rack crossbars (13) at a lateral position of contact with the sides of a surfboard (15a-b) placed horizontally on top of the... | 12/10/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5573165 | Multi-functional bracket for carrier rack The brackets of this invention are mounted to the rearwardly extending tubular arms of a conventional carrier rack to alternatively support bicycles or skis by adjustable positioning of the brackets. Each bracket has a body configured on one side to engag... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5573160 | Ski-carrier module with module attachment apparatus A ski-carrier module and module attachment apparatus for attaching the ski-carrier module to the bars of a pre-existing modular vehicle roof rack system, The ski-carrier module comprises upward-facing ski pole receptors placed on a lower arm thereby simpl... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5547116 | Bracket for mounting a carrier on a vehicle An improved bracket for mounting a carrier on a vehicle for carrying various articles such as skis and ski poles, bicycles and luggage. The illustrated bracket supports the carrier at the rear of the vehicle. The bracket is firmly and rigidly supports the... | 08/20/1996 |
