Patent ID: 9409527
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B60R

Claim Text:
1. A roof rack comprising: a pair of legs, each leg including a crossbar housing; a crossbar held and supported at each end by the crossbar housing of a respective one of the legs, each crossbar housing being shaped to receive an aerodynamic end profile of the crossbar and having a pair of overhanging lips defining an opening providing access to an accessory channel in the crossbar, said access allowing accessory clamps to be attached at an end of the crossbar and slid along the channel between the lips of the respective housing; and each leg having a separate cover configured to engage the respective crossbar housing, each cover having an end wall, a roof projecting from an upper portion of the end wall, and a lock barrel housing disposed in the end wall; wherein the roof extends over the overhanging lips of the respective crossbar housing and covers an end portion of the infill channel in the crossbar, and wherein the lock barrel housing is configured to receive a lock barrel, the lock barrel including an end portion selectively engageable with a corresponding lock aperture in the leg, such that the lock barrel is configured to lock the cover to the housing and to restrict access to the end portion of the accessory channel.