Patent · US Expired

Sliding tie down vehicle luggage carrier

US4239139A · kind A · utility

78Cited by
5References
27Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1979
Grant dateDec 16, 1980
Priority date—
Expiry dateFeb 5, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S411/908
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tie down assembly for use in a luggage carrier system having two or more slats which are fixedly secured to an exterior horizontal surface of a vehicle and which are permanently attached thereto and adapted to have ancillary article constraining members removably and adjustably secured thereto, comprising a slat, having a channel formed by its interior surfaces, a rotatable integral tie down element comprising a loop portion, an annular portion, and a threaded bolt, and a slidable plate operably fitting within said channel and detachably engageable with said a threaded bolt to detachably secure and immobilize said tie down element to said slat.

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