Patent ID: 7152769

Claim:
A carrier comprising a body of resilient material, said body including: a roof engagement surface disposed about at least a portion of a bottom of said body for engaging a vehicle roof and/or roof rack on which said carrier is to be mounted; a plurality of raised protrusions disposed about a top of said body defining a support surface sized and shaped to engage a piece of equipment, said plurality of raised protrusions defining a first and at least a second groove disposed substantially transverse to said support surface, said first and said second groove sized and shaped to engage a first fastener; and a third and at least a fourth groove disposed about at least a portion of a first and at least a second side portion of said body, respectively, said third and fourth groove sized and shaped to engage at least a second fastener, wherein said second fastener is disposed around at least part of said body through at least said third and said fourth groove and over said piece of equipment such that said second fastener secures said piece of equipment to said carrier block and wherein said first fastener is disposed about at least a portion of said top surface of said body through said first and second channel such that said first fastener secures said carrier to said vehicle roof and said plurality of protrusions prevents said first fastener from sliding relative to said carrier.