Patent ID: 11858468
Assignee: 9358-3433 QUEBEC INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A lift-assisted rack mountable to a roof of a vehicle and pivotable between a transport configuration and a loading configuration, the lift-assisted rack comprising:
a fixed base mountable to the roof of the vehicle;
a set of pivoting links extending between a link proximal end and a link distal end, the set of pivoting links being pivotally connected to the fixed base at the link proximal end thereof;
an article support pivotally connected to the set of pivoting links, at the link distal end thereof;
a pivoting arm extending between an arm proximal end and an arm distal end, the pivoting arm being pivotally connected to the fixed base at the arm proximal end and being pivotable of a predetermined angular distance;
a lift-assisting strut extending between a strut proximal end and a strut distal end, the lift-assisting strut being pivotally connected to one link of the set of pivoting links at the strut distal end and being pivotally connected to the arm distal end of the pivoting arm, at the strut proximal end thereof.