Patent ID: 6634529
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
A rooftop tack for carrying an object on a vehicle, said rooftop rack comprising:a base mountable on a vehicle roof; a pivotable arm having a first end pivotably connected to said base, said pivotable arm being moveable between a first storage position and a second outboard position; a first platform; having means for returning two bicycles thereon; a winch mounted on said base; a cable extending from said winch to a distal end of said pivotable arm and then to said first platform; and the arrangement being such that when said pivotable arm is in said first storage position, said first platform is retained by said distal end of said pivotable arm while when said pivotable arm is in said second outboard position, said first platform can be released from said pivotable arm.