Patent ID: 8662365

Claim:
A cargo carrier adapted to be removably mounted to a roof of a vehicle, the cargo carrier including: a body portion including: a bottom constructed and arranged to be mountable to the roof of the vehicle; a body portion continuous sidewall extending up from the bottom, wherein the body portion continuous sidewall includes a peripheral edge extending around the entirety of the body portion, the peripheral edge of the body portion including a lip, wherein the body portion continuous sidewall and the bottom of the body portion define an interior space; a lid portion that covers the entirety of the bottom and the interior space when attached to the body portion and provides access to the interior space when the lid portion is moved from attachment to the body portion, the lid portion including: a top; a lid portion continuous sidewall extending down from the top, wherein the lid portion continuous sidewall includes a peripheral edge extending around the entirety of the lid portion, the peripheral edge of the lid portion including a lip; wherein the lid portion is releasably attachable to the body portion by relative linear motion between the lid portion and the body portion, with the peripheral edge of the lid portion covering the entirety of the peripheral edge of the body portion; at least one mechanical fastening assembly attached to the body portion, wherein the mechanical fastening assembly includes a securing member slidingly engageable with a complementary fastening assembly attached to the lid portion, wherein the mechanical fastening assembly prevents relative motion between the lid portion and the body portion, the lid portion is slid rearward relative to the body portion to slidingly engage the mechanical fastener attached to the body portion with the complementary fastening assembly attached to the lid portion; a means, located at the rear of the cargo carrier, for preventing reverse linear movement of the lid portion forward relative to the body portion; and a means for attachment to the roof of the vehicle.