Patent ID: 7980437

Claim:
A roof rack system for a vehicle comprising: at least one roof rail configured in one piece, the at least one roof rail having a vehicle body contact surface extending over the length thereof which can be placed substantially continuously on the vehicle body and conforming to a vehicle body contour; an attaching device for connecting the at least one roof rail to a body of the vehicle, the attaching device having a retaining element located in a cavity of the roof rail in the form of a slot nut; a locking element locking the retaining element in position in the cavity; the at least one roof rail having at least one recess in the contact surface to create an access to the cavity, the recess having an enlarged area for receiving the locking element and through which the slot nut may pass to insert the slot nut into the cavity and the recess having a narrowed area into which the slot is inserted for retention within the cavity, the locking element extending into the narrowed area to abut the slot nut.