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Boat rack with selectively engageable gripping surface

  • US 6,164,507 A
  • Filed: 03/29/1999
  • Issued: 12/26/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A boat rack for carrying a boat on a vehicle roof rack comprising:

  • a pair of mounts configured for attachment to a vehicle roof rack, each mount includinga base, anda support region having a support surface constructed to slidably receive and support a boat above a vehicle roof, and a gripping pad connected to the sport surface and selectively movable from a recessed position below the support surface and spaced from the boat to a protruding position above the support surface and in contact with the boat, to restrain the boat from sliding across the support surface;

    at least one connector adapted to engage the bases of the mounts and to attach the mounts to the vehicle roof rack; and

    at least one securing strap positionable over at least a portion of the boat and configured to hold the boat against the support regions when the strap is tightened.

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