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Article carrier for automotive vehicles

  • US 4,295,587 A
  • Filed: 07/10/1979
  • Issued: 10/20/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an article carrier for an automotive vehicle,a plurality of at least two parallel arranged slats fixedly secured on a generally horizontally extending exterior body surface of the vehicle and lying closely adjacent said surface,each of said slats having major and minor dimensions, with said major dimension being arranged substantially parallel to said body surface,each of said slats having a clamping surface extending longitudinally on the exterior surface thereof,an article supporting member mounted on at least one of said slats and having clamping means clampingly engageable with said one slat for securing said member thereto, said clamping means being operable to apply a first vertically downwardly directed force against said one slat and a second vertically upwardly directed force against said one slat and being readily loosened for the movement of said member longitudinally of said slats and for the removal and reattachment of said article supporting member solely at the longitudinal end extremes of said slat.

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