Patent ID: 6722541
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle article carrier apparatus adapted to be disposed on a body surface of a vehicle for supporting articles thereon, said apparatus comprising:a pair of non-linear support rails adapted to be secured to said body surface in spaced apart relation to one another; a cross bar having a pair of outermost ends for supporting articles thereon; at least one cross bar supporting assembly secured to one of said outermost ends of said cross bar for supporting said one outermost end of said cross bar from said one of said support rails; said cross bar supporting assembly including: a connecting member secured to said one outermost end of said cross bar and permitting sliding linear movement of said one outermost end relative thereto to change an effective length of said cross bar as said cross bar is moved along said non-linear support rails; and a slider member secured between said connecting member and said one support rail for enabling pivotal movement of said connecting member relative to said one support rail.