Luggage carrier with illuminating means
US4426028A · kind A · utility
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3References
4Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R9/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automobile luggage carrier having spaced side members and spaced cross members in which the carrier is supported at the front and rear corners on stanchions and in which the stanchions form part of the carrier and are firmly secured to the roof of an automobile and including illuminating means provided in certain or all of the stanchions to illuminate the area of the carrier and facilitate its use in the dark. Such illumination, either direct or reflective, would be highly visable to oncoming traffic and would contribute to the safe loading or unloading of the carrier in the dark.
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