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Article carrier

  • US 5,207,365 A
  • Filed: 10/01/1991
  • Issued: 05/04/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
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1. An article carrier for an automobile comprising:

  • a plurality of slats fixedly secured on a generally horizontally extending exterior automobile;

    said slats extending generally longitudinally of the automobile;

    certain of said slot having an upper article supporting surface;

    said supporting surfaces being located between the body surface and the lower side of articles on said carrier;

    a plurality of bracket members disposed upon said certain of said slats;

    a plurality of restraining bars, each of said restraining bars extending laterally between and secured adjacent its opposite ends to a pair of said bracket members;

    means on at least one of said pair of said bracket members and cooperable with one of said certain of said slats for detachably securing and longitudinally adjusting said pair of said bracket members and restraining bars along said certain of said slats;

    each of said restraining bars being operable to enable a pair of said restraining bars to nest together and define an airfoil; and

    each of said restraining bars including an elliptical outer end portion, upper and lower surfaces, said upper and lower surfaces terminating at a smooth, inclined planar portion, said smooth, inclined planar portions of said restraining bars being inclined at mating angles relative to each other, said mating angles being operable to enable said pair of restraining bars to nest abuttingly together to form an overall elliptical cross-sectional shape, said mating angles further forming an angle when said restraining bars are abuttingly engaged which is not perpendicular to a longitudinal plane extending between said elliptical outer end portions, said nesting abuttingly together of said inclined planar portions being operable to help prevent movement of each of said restraining bars relative to the other when said automobile is in motion.

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