Patent ID: 9694757
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. A rack for carrying a board on top of a vehicle having an elongate axis parallel to the direction of vehicular travel, the rack comprising: a pair of coupling devices for attaching a crossbar to the vehicle, the crossbar being substantially perpendicular to the elongate axis of the vehicle; a support unit having an elongate body, a clamp attached to a lower portion of the body for mounting the support unit to the crossbar with a long axis of the body parallel to the crossbar, a load-bearing surface including a pair of pads mounted on opposite sides of a channel defined in an upper portion of the body, and an end portion of the body including a buckle mechanism; a retainer movably attached to the support unit, the retainer configured to travel toward and away from the buckle mechanism in the channel and along a path substantially parallel to the long axis of the body; and an elongate strap having a first end portion secured to the movable retainer and a second end portion opposite the first end portion; wherein the buckle mechanism is configured to releasably secure the second end portion of the strap.