Lift-assisted rack for a vehicle
US11858468B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60P1/44
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lift-assisted rack mountable to a roof of a vehicle and pivotable between a transport configuration and a loading configuration. The lift-assisted rack comprises: a fixed base mounted to the roof of the vehicle, a set of pivoting links, an article support, a pivoting arm and a lift-assisting strut. The set of pivoting links are pivotally connected to the fixed base at a link proximal end thereof. The article support is pivotally connected to the set of pivoting links, at a link distal end thereof. The pivoting arm is pivotally connected to the fixed base at an arm proximal end and is pivotable of a predetermined angular. The lift-assisting strut is pivotally connected to one link of the set of pivoting links at a strut distal end and is pivotally connected to the arm distal end of the pivoting arm, at a strut proximal end thereof.
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