Patent ID: 8720761

Claim:
A roof luggage rack for a motor vehicle, comprising: at least one roof drip molding configured as one piece and flattened in an arc shape at opposing end regions, the at least one roof drip molding having a hallow profile defining an interior space, the at least one roof drip molding having a bottom for association with a roof of the motor vehicle and otherwise being support free, a threaded hole configured in the bottom; a fastening device for detachable installation of the at least one roof drip molding on the roof of the motor vehicle, the fastening device being a sliding, rear engaging, clamping, fastening device having at least one insertion projection and at least one holder for the insertion projection, the insertion projection being associated with the roof and the holder being associated with the roof drip molding; the insertion projection being a stud bolt having a shaft section with an external thread, to which an annular flange having a larger diameter than the shaft section connects, the annular flange forming a screw-in step, the insertion projection further including a head and a reduced shaft section between the annular flange and the head, the head defining a rear engaging step; the holder provided on a retaining part disposed within the interior space and attached to the roof drip molding, the retaining part forming a steel bracket provided with a metal strip made of spring material, the retaining part including a straight center piece, a bent intermediate piece and a straight end piece, an end region of the metal strip is bent inward, form an arc, the end region provided at an end thereof with a wider region in the share of first and second laterally spaced lugs, the retaining part integrally including a ramped portion and elongated hole so as to define a bevel for clamped retention, which is brought about by the rear engaging step, the bevel and the rear engaging step being configured to produce a downward pulling force tensioning the roof drip molding on the roof to the motor vehicle, the first and second lugs for insertion into receiving pockets of the roof drip molding for fastening the retaining part on an inside of the at least one roof drip molding through a rear engagement; and a sliding position securing device including a threaded screw for penetrating a positioning hole in a roof panel of the motor vehicle and screwed into the threaded hole configured in the bottom of the roof drip molding.