Patent ID: 9126540
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A variably configurable surfboard carrier adapted to be mounted on a carrying vehicle, the surfboard carrier comprising: an elongate base having a longitudinal axis and configured to receive a surfboard upon an upper support surface thereof, the base being approximately horizontally oriented in an installed orientation; a surfboard securement arm having a longitudinal axis and coupled to the elongate base and variably positionable relative to the base on a displacement hinge that accommodates variable location and orientation of the securement arm relative to the base; the displacement hinge comprising an elongate extension body having a first end pivotally coupled to the base and an opposite distal end pivotally coupled to the securement arm; and a plurality of support pads mounted on the elongate base, each pad having an engagement surface configured for abutting engagement with a surfboard and at least one of the plurality of support pads being slidingly coupled to the elongate base and lengthwise laterally translatable thereupon for accommodating different sized surfboards; wherein the carrier has a first transport configuration for supporting and securing a surfboard of a first thickness between the base and securement arm wherein the longitudinal axis of the securement arm is located at a first distance above the base and is oriented approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base; wherein the carrier has a second transport configuration for supporting and securing a surfboard of a second thickness, greater than the first thickness, between the base and securement arm wherein the longitudinal axis of the securement arm is located at a second distance, greater than the first distance, above the base and is oriented approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base; and further comprising: a securement strap coupled to one of the elongate base and the securement arm at an anchor end of the strap; and a distal end of the securement strap releasably lockable at a distal end of the carrier, opposite the anchor end of the securement strap for securing a surfboard in a locked configuration of the carrier.