Patent ID: 7367481

Claim:
A roof rack clamp assembly to secure a vehicle roof rail to a bar that is to extend transversely across a roof of the vehicle, said assembly including: a first clamp part to engage the rail and bar; a clamp device to also engage the rail and bar, said clamp device including a base to engage the bar so as to be secured thereto, and a second clamp part pivotally attached to the base for angular movement about a pivot axis transverse of the bar; and a threaded shaft extending between the first and second clamp parts to cause relative movement therebetween, including pivoting of said second part about said axis, by rotation of the threaded shaft about a longitudinal axis thereof, with relative movement of the second part towards the first part clamping the roof rail therebetween to secure the clamp assembly and bar to the roof rail; and wherein said second clamp part includes a jaw to be moved into clamping engagement with the bar by the angular movement of the second clamp part, and said second clamp part includes a jaw mounting bracket pivotally attached to the base for pivoting about said pivot axis, with said jaw being pivotally attached to said mounting bracket for pivoting movement about a jaw axis parallel to said pivot axis.