Patent ID: 7845528
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A load carrier for attachment to a vehicle roof on which load bars are attached, comprising: a load carrier body configured for attachment to said load bars of said vehicle, comprising a generally contiguous and planar floor panel; a left and right side wall each having a top edge, a bottom edge, a front edge, and a rear edge; a front end wall with a top edge, a bottom edge, and left and right edges, with said front end wall being backwardly sloping so as to form a backwardly sloping cavity located under and behind the front end wall; a backwardly sloping rear end wall with a top edge, a bottom edge, and left and right edges; with said bottom edge of each of said left and right side walls, said front end wall, and said rear end wall being attached to said planar floor panel, with said front edges of the left and right side walls being attached to the left and right edges, respectively, of the front end wall, and with said rear edges of the left and right side walls being attached to the left and right edges, respectively, of the rear end wall; and a cargo container configured for removable engagement with said load carrier body, said cargo container comprising parallel cargo container left and right sidewalls, a cargo container front upper panel, a cargo container front lower panel, and a cargo container rear end panel, with the cargo container front lower panel projecting from the cargo container front upper panel and being configured for fitting snugly within the cavity under the front end wall of the lad carrier body, with said cargo container rear end panel including a backwardly sloping portion configured to abut the rear end wall of the load carrier body, with said cargo container further comprising one or more access doors.