Patent ID: 9145094
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: B60P,B60R,B63B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus attachable to a vehicle roof rack comprising a storage device and a removable boat which forms a cover for the storage device comprising: a base comprising at least two side walls, each side wall having a flange, the base planar and generally conforming to a gunwale of the boat, the walls attached to the base, extending upward and conforming generally to interior walls of the boat to form an open container, the flanges extending outward from each of the walls at the base, each flange comprising a rim, each rim extending upward from each flange at an outer portion of the flange and extending the length of each side wall, each rim having only a vertical component such that the rim does not over-hang the flange and sized such that, when either side of the gunwale of the boat is lifted from the storage device an inside wall of the upward extension of the rim opposite the lifted side gunwale engages an opposite side gunwale of the boat to act as a hinge; means for releasably attaching the container to the roof rack; and means for securely releasably attaching the boat in an inverted position to the storage device, the boat formed as a single unit, the securing means comprising at least two locking mechanisms, the locking mechanisms attaching a portion of the first side gunwale of the boat and the second side of the gunwale of the boat to a portion of a corresponding flange of the storage device such that the boat fits over the container to create a water-tight volume from the container base to the inside bottom of the boat, and, when the locks are opened, the boat is released, the securing means remains attached to the storage device, and the boat may be lifted off of the storage device.