Patent ID: 7419074

Claim:
A roof rack comprising: a pair of roof rails extended in parallel each other and connected to a roof of a vehicle; a cross rail for connecting the roof rails; a stopper mechanism including a handle operable for fixing the cross rail to the roof rails, the stopper mechanism comprising a cam member having a projection portion and a contact member, said cam member having a convex portion configured to maintain the projection portion at a stopping position; wherein the cross rail is movable relative to the roof rail when the handle is at a first position and the cross rail is immovable relative to the roof rail when then handle is at a second position; a spring fitted in an attaching groove formed on a holder and inserted into an opening portion of the roof rail to be maintained and a rim portion of the opening portion of the roof rail is sandwiched between the holder and the spring; and wherein the roof rails compressively contact the holder movable relative to the roof rails upon movement of the contact member relative to the cam member directly generated by engagement of the projection portion with the convex portion until reaching the stopping position when the handle is at the second position, and a shaft penetrates holes provided at the central portion of the cam member and the contact member.