Tower assembly for mounting a crossbar to a vehicle roof rack
US5845828A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R9/045
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tower assembly for detachably mounting a crossbar to the rail of a vehicle roof-mounted rack. The tower assembly includes a body having a selectively operable clamping mechanism housed in the tower body and includes a wedge-shaped portion adapted to be disposed generally between the rail and the crossbar when the rail and the crossbar are received in the tower body. The clamping mechanism urges the bar and the rail away from each other and against the tower body to thereby secure the bar and the rail to the tower simultaneously.
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