Patent ID: 6260751
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
Roof rack in a passenger vehicle, comprising:at least two longitudinal members which extend along longitudinal sides of a roof of the passenger vehicle, spaced receiving devices on the roof,end pieces configured with outer surfaces to be receivable in the spaced receiving devices such that the longitudinal members can be moved from a lowered position into an operative upper position and vice versa,wherein the longitudinal members are releasably connected with the end pieces in a direction along the longitudinal sides of the roof, which end pieces are rotatably adjustable for setting the operative position or the lowered position, by a rotating movement of the end pieces outside the receiving devices about an axis of rotation aligned in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body such that a selected one of the outer surfaces faces the roof, and are then reinsertable into the receiving devices in the direction alone the longitudinal sides.