Patent ID: 9463749
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: B60R

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle engagement device, for use in combination with a load strap that is attachable to a roof-top load carrier on a vehicle having a roof extension with a ridge and a seal fittable on said ridge, the device comprising: a ridge-engaging hook having a lower portion configured to correspond to and be anchorable on the ridge and be at least partially disposed underneath the seal; and a tying member that is pivotally or flexibly attached to an upper portion of the hook and the tying member is configured so that a load strap can be threaded therethrough, the tying member being dimensioned such that it does not extend beyond an upper portion of a corresponding door of the vehicle whereby the tying member as well as the entire device is completely concealed when the corresponding door of the vehicle is shut.