Integrated car top carrier
US7699372B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R9/055
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cargo carrier integrated a vehicle roof such that the cargo carrier is deployable from a stowed position within the vehicle roof to a deployed position that extends from the vehicle roof. The cargo carrier includes a bottom panel disposed within a recess formed in the vehicle roof, and a pair of side panels disposed within and hingedly connected to the bottom panel. The side panels are actuatable between the stowed position and the developed position. A front panel and a top panel are hingedly connected to each other and attached to the bottom panel. To deploy the cargo carrier, a deployment system is connected to the side panels for actuating the side panels between the stowed position and the deployed position. Actuation of the side panels raises the top panel and the front panel to the deployed position.
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