Patent ID: 7296837
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: B60P,B60R

Abstract:
1. A load carrier mountable above a bed structure of a vehicle, said bed structure comprising a side wall having an upper surface and at least one rail of an internal bed rail system, said load carrier comprising: an internal rail clamping assembly; a clamp adjustment assembly; and an upright base support member connected to said internal rail clamping assembly, said upright base support member comprising a first clamp surface for asserting a clamping force upon said upper surface of said side wall, said internal rail clamping assembly releasably securable to said at least one rail of said internal bed rail system and comprising a second clamp surface for asserting a clamping force upon a lower surface of said at least one rail, and a third clamp surface for asserting a clamping force upon an upper surface of said at least one rail, said clamp adjustment assembly configured for positionally adjusting said first clamp surface with respect to said second clamp surface between clamped and unclamped positions.