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Hard-shell cargo carrier

US8662365B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

Winston Products LLC · US

Inventors

Thaddeus Brej · Rocky River, US
Curtis Taylor · Moreland Hills, US
Robert Kyle Schmidt · Liederbach am Taunus, DE
Winston H. Breeden, III · Chagrin Falls, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 22, 2011
Grant date	Mar 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 6, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R9/055
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cargo carrier adapted to be removably mounted to a roof of a vehicle includes a body portion and an interior space defined by the body portion. The cargo carrier further includes a lid portion that provides access to the interior space. The lid portion is releasably attachable to the body portion by relative linear motion between the lid portion and the body portion. The cargo carrier further includes at least one mechanical fastening assembly slidingly engageable with a complementary fastening assembly, wherein the mechanical fastening assembly prevents relative motion between the lid portion and the body portion. Another embodiment of the cargo carrier includes a lid cover constructed to coact with a space defined by the lid portion and the body portion. The lid cover creates mechanical interference to prevent relative linear motion between the lid portion and the body portion.

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