Patent ID: 6523730
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A locking assembly for securing an item to a roofrack of a vehicle, comprising:a mounting bracket; a plurality of walls defining a channel, said channel disposed in said mounting bracket and extending therethrough; an elongated opening, said elongated opening disposed in one of said plurality of walls of said channel; a shaft, said shaft having a first end, a second end, a pair of side walls, and a posterior wall, said first end of said shaft positioned within said channel for slidable movement therein, said second end of said shaft being configured in a U-shape and adapted to engage the item to be secured to the roofrack; and a plurality of grooves equidistantly disposed along the posterior wall of said shaft for latching said shaft in said channel to prevent said shaft from slidable movement therein; a sheave member having a circumference, said sheave member mounted for pivotal movement to said mounting bracket; a plurality of protruding teeth disposed on said circumference of said sheave member and evenly spaced there around; a handle member mounted to said sheave member; a spring, said spring having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is attached to said mounting bracket and said second end is attached to said handle.