Patent ID: 8651349
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An attachment device by means of which, in use, an object is attached to a roof rack which is or at least can be connected to roof rails of a car, comprising: a housing, at least two movable jaws extending to outside the housing, which jaws engage around a roof rack in use, and actuating means provided with an operating element for moving said at least two jaws together, wherein the actuating means are designed to translate the jaws and comprise at least one rack having a plurality of teeth, which rack is engaged when the operating element is operated; wherein the operating element comprises a rotary knob provided with engaging means which, in use, engage said at least one rack; wherein the rotary knob is rotatable about a substantially horizontal plane, the rotary knob comprising a spiral guide which engages said plurality of teeth of the at least one rack; and wherein the at least one rack is configured to move linearly in a direction normal to a rotational axis of the rotary knob.