ROOF RACK FOR JEEP-TYPE VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A roof rack for attachment to a vehicle having a removable canopy, the removable canopy having a top panel with a first edge and a second edge, a first side panel having an inner side and an outer side, the first side panel extending downward from the first edge, and a second side panel having an inner side and an outer side, the second side panel extending downward from the second edge;
- the roof rack comprising a rack member with a first mounting arm and a second mounting arm, a first support bracket, and a second support bracket,the first mounting arm disposed at the outer surface of the first side panel and attached to the first support bracket positioned at the inner surface of the first side panel with a portion of the first side panel disposed therebetween;
the second mounting arm disposed at the outer surface of the second side panel and attached to the second support bracket positioned at the inner surface of the second side panel with a portion of the second side panel disposed therebetween;
such that the rack member is supported above the top panel.
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Abstract
A roof rack for a jeep type vehicle having a removable canopy. The roof rack having a rack member suspended overtop of the canopy by mounting members which are connected to support brackets positioned inside the canopy. Portions of side surfaces of the canopy are positioned between the connection of the mounting members and the support brackets. The support brackets transfer loads from the rack member to the vehicle without requiring mounting to bumpers or a windshield frame of the jeep type vehicle.
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18 Claims
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1. A roof rack for attachment to a vehicle having a removable canopy, the removable canopy having a top panel with a first edge and a second edge, a first side panel having an inner side and an outer side, the first side panel extending downward from the first edge, and a second side panel having an inner side and an outer side, the second side panel extending downward from the second edge;
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the roof rack comprising a rack member with a first mounting arm and a second mounting arm, a first support bracket, and a second support bracket, the first mounting arm disposed at the outer surface of the first side panel and attached to the first support bracket positioned at the inner surface of the first side panel with a portion of the first side panel disposed therebetween; the second mounting arm disposed at the outer surface of the second side panel and attached to the second support bracket positioned at the inner surface of the second side panel with a portion of the second side panel disposed therebetween; such that the rack member is supported above the top panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A roof rack for attachment to a vehicle having a removable canopy, the removable canopy having a top panel extending in a generally horizontal plane, the top panel having a first horizontal edge and a second horizontal edge, a first side panel extending downward from the first horizontal edge, the first side panel having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a second side panel extending downward from the second horizontal edge, the second side panel extending downward from the second edge,
wherein the roof rack comprises a rack member having a first support member, a second support member, a third support member, a fourth support member, and a first mounting bracket, second mounting bracket, a third mounting bracket and a fourth mounting bracket, the first support member disposed at the outer surface of the first side panel and having a first attachment bracket connecting to the first mounting bracket disposed at the inside of the removable canopy with a portion of the first side panel disposed therebetween; -
the second support member disposed at the outer surface of the second side panel and having a second attachment bracket connecting to the second mounting bracket positioned at the inner surface of the second side panel with a portion of the second side panel disposed therebetween; the third support member disposed at the outer surface of the first side panel and having a third attachment bracket connecting to the third mounting bracket disposed at the inside of the removable canopy with a portion of the first side panel disposed therebetween; and the fourth support member disposed at the outer surface of the second side panel and having a fourth attachment bracket connecting to the second mounting bracket positioned at the inner surface of the second side panel with a portion of the second side panel disposed therebetween; wherein the rack member is supported at a horizontal distance above the top panel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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