Patent ID: 8191744
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A load carrier arrangement mountable on a carrier vehicle, said arrangement comprising: an elevating structure arranged between a base portion and a load supporting portion, said elevating structure adapted to expand and contract between raised and lowered configurations, respectively; said elevating structure comprising two substantially upright members, each of said two upright members being slidably moveable relative to the other for establishing said raised and lowered configurations; a fixing device for releasably fixing said two upright members one to the other, said fixing device including a blocking member insertible in aligned receivers, one each of said aligned receivers formed in each of said two upright members, for preventing expansion and contraction of said elevating structure; and said fixing device further comprising a take-up arrangement, said take-up arrangement pivotally connected to the blocking member and configured to press one of said two upright members against the other thereby forming a releasable friction fit therebetween.