Patent ID: 8414168

Claim:
A roof rack assembly for a vehicle having a roof and an electric power supply, the roof rack assembly comprising: a front stanchion and a rear stanchion for structural attachment to the roof; a bar having a front end coupled to the front stanchion such that the front stanchion maintains the front end above the roof and a rear end coupled to the rear stanchion such that the rear stanchion maintains the rear end above the roof, wherein the bar defines an axis extending from the rear end to the front end in a normal direction of vehicle travel, wherein the bar rotates about the axis for adjustment of an illumination direction perpendicular to the normal direction of travel; an illumination element integrated with the bar and extending without interruption between the stanchions to illuminate in the illumination direction from the front stanchion to the rear stanchion; and an illumination electronics module to drive the illumination element, the illumination electronics module being powered by the electric power supply of the vehicle.