Patent ID: 7866516

Claim:
A roof rack for a vehicle, having at least one rail extending essentially at a distance from the roof surface of the vehicle and at least two supports at the ends of the rail to attach the roof rack to the vehicle roof, wherein the rail is defined by an elongate body having exterior walls extending along the length of the rail and end faces extending across the elongate body; wherein an elongate longitudinal section of the rail adjacent an end face is curved so as to form a curved section, the curved section being formed apart from the end face and being formed by an exterior surface of said exterior walls of the rail; and wherein the curved section of the rail is held from below by the support such that the support attaches to the curved section of the rail via the exterior wall and independent of the end face and such that the support is displaced longitudinally along the rail from the end face, wherein the top surface of the support, when viewed in cross-section, forms a flat supporting surface for a matching surface on the rail, wherein the matching surface of the rail is flat when viewed in cross-section, and wherein said matching surface comprises a recess formed in the underside of the rail in the area of the curve to receive the support.