Load carrier
US5560525A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R9/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A load carrier arrangement for mounting a load holder on a vehicle. The vehicle includes a roof and a rear door and/or a trunk lid. The load carrier includes a rack disposed across the roof of the vehicle and fastened at a rear portion thereof. A carrier device having the load holder for carrying a load behind the vehicle in a load carrying position of the carrier device is also provided. The carrier device is pivotally arranged about a substantially horizontal pivot axis directed transversely to the longitudinal direction of the carrier vehicle. The pivot-arrangement connecting the carrier device to the rack allows the carrier device and a load holder to be pivoted upwardly from the load carrying position to an elevated position not interferring with the opening of the rear door and/or the trunk lid.
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