Patent ID: 9505353
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B60R,E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A lockable carrier mount for securing articles to a vehicle's load bar, the carrier mount comprising: a main body; an actuating mechanism coupled to and housed at least partially within the main body, the actuating mechanism being configurable between locked and released configurations; the actuating mechanism having a rotatable actuator that includes a blocking portion having at least one protrusion that extends radially further from a rotational axis of the actuator than other parts of the blocking portion; an interference locking member coupled to the main body and having an engagement surface that selectively engages the blocking portion; the engagement surface engaging one of the protrusions in a locked configuration and preventing rotation of the actuator relative to the locking member; and a securement member operably coupled to the actuating mechanism that progresses toward a secured configuration as the actuator is rotated in one direction and progresses toward a released configuration as the actuator is rotated in an opposite direction.