Patent ID: 8770453

Claim:
A power lock assembly for a roof rack of a vehicle for releasably securing a valuable to the roof rack, the power lock assembly comprising: a lock mechanism fixedly connected to the roof rack, the lock mechanism operable in a locked state and an unlocked state; and a shackle adapted to be releasably secured to the lock mechanism, the shackle engaging the valuable on the roof rack, wherein the lock mechanism is electrically connected with a vehicle locking system for locking and unlocking a vehicle door, locking the vehicle door places the lock mechanism in the locked state to lock/secure the valuable to the roof rack via the shackle, and unlocking the vehicle door places the lock mechanism in the unlocked state, wherein the lock mechanism includes: a lock drive electrically connected to the vehicle locking system; and a latch assembly operably connected to the lock drive, the latch assembly including a biasing member for biasing a lock member toward its locked position.