Patent ID: 6712247
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A roof rack for a vehicle, said roof rack comprising:a plate for supporting a load, said plate being mountable to a vehicle and being positionable generally above a roof of the vehicle, said plate having a plurality of slots extending therethrough, said plate having a plurality of bearing members for adding structural support to said plate, said plate having a top side, a bottom side, a front end, a back end, and a pair of sides; a plurality of mounting brackets for releasably attaching said plate to the vehicle, a top portion of each of said mounting brackets being mounted on an outer edge of each of said sides of said plate and extending downwardly in a generally perpendicular manner; a pair of actuator assemblies being rotatably couplable to each of said mounting brackets, each of said actuator assemblies comprising an elongate main member, a plurality of elongate arm members, and a plurality of elongate support members; a plurality of securing members for selectively securing the load to said top side of said plate; an elongate storage member for storing articles being mounted on said bottom side of said plate, said storage member being centrally positioned on said plate and being oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said plate; and a lever member for rotatably biasing said actuator assemblies, said lever member being releasably attachable to a rear end of each of said main members of said actuator assemblies.