Patent ID: 8640934
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A roof rack having stowable non-adjustable cross-bars, comprising: a plurality of mounts attached to a vehicle in an arrangement to provide a singular stowed position and a singular deployed position; an attachment opening formed in each of said plurality of mounts; a plurality of detachable cross-bars which are connectable to said plurality of mounts between said singular stowed position and said singular deployed position, wherein said plurality of detachable cross-bars must be completely detached from said plurality of mounts to move said plurality of detachable cross-bars between said singular stowed position and said singular deployed position, said plurality of detachable cross-bars further comprising a stanchion portion attached at each end of said plurality of detachable cross bar cross-bars; an external side wall formed as part of each of said plurality of mounts located in proximity to said attachment opening; and a lateral side wall formed as part of each of said plurality of mounts located in proximity to said attachment opening and perpendicular to said external side wall to form an L-shape such that said stanchion portion will be directly adjacent to said external side wall and said lateral side wall when said plurality of detachable cross-bars are in said stowed position and in said deployed position; wherein there is one location to attach said plurality of detachable cross-bars in said attachment opening of said plurality of mounts when in said singular stowed position and said singular deployed position; wherein each of said plurality of mounts further comprises: