Patent ID: 8839997

Claim:
A load carrier foot for mounting at least a part of a load carrier to a first surface of a vehicle, said load carrier foot comprising: a support member, arranged to abut said first surface, a gripping member having a first part arranged to abut the vehicle at a distance from said support member, an intermediate member between said support member and a second part of said gripping member, and an adjustment member acting on said intermediate member to adjust a clamping force between said support member and said first part of said gripping member, wherein said intermediate member cooperates with said second part of said gripping member at a first working point and said intermediate member cooperates with said support member at a second working point located at a distance from said first working point, wherein said distance between said first and said second working points can be changed by moving at least a part of said intermediate member via said adjustment member to thereby vary said distance and/or said clamping force between said first part of said gripping member and said support member, wherein said first working point comprises a shoulder on top of said intermediate member, said shoulder having a surface defining a path, and wherein said second part of said gripping member is arranged to movably slide along said path upon movement of said at least a part of said intermediate member and said surface of said shoulder is configured to transfer a sideways motion of said intermediate member to an upward motion of said second part of said gripping member.