Patent ID: 8225679

Claim:
A load carrier foot releasably securable to an external portion of a transporting vehicle for mounting a load carrier bar thereon, said load carrier foot comprising: a connector for receiving said load carrier cross bar; a fastening member adapted for tightening said load carrier foot to said external portion of said transporting vehicle thereby securing the load carrier foot to said transporting vehicle; said fastening member having a tightened configuration wherein said fastening member is tightened to a predetermined tightening force; a head portion connected with said fastening member, said head portion having a first section and a second section, at least one of said first and second sections being rotatable with respect to the other, and each having visible markings, wherein said head portion comprises a biasing member cooperating with said fastening member and capable of imparting a torque to said fastening member when said head portion is rotated; said biasing member configured to enable rotation of one of said first and second sections with respect to the other when torque is applied to said biasing member, said visible markings together forming a visible signal perceivable by an operator upon rotation of one of said first and second sections when said tightened configuration is reached, said predetermined tightening force being reached when a predetermined torque is applied to said biasing member, said visible signal not being viewable by said operator prior to reaching said tightened configuration.