Kayak transport device for a vehicle
US9067522B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R9/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A kayak holder configurable between an open, load-receiving configuration and a closed, stored configuration can include an elongate support arm and a base. The base can be releasably mountable upon a load bar of a carrying vehicle. The elongate support arm can be anchored to a hub having an axle rotatably coupled to the base. The base can comprise a keyway assembly that releasably receives a mating key assembly on the axle. The elongate support arm can have a locked position where the key assembly is interference-engaged in the keyway assembly and an unlocked position where the key assembly axially displaced from the locked position out of interference-engagement with the keyway assembly. The key assembly can include a key adapted to be located in a keyway of the keyway assembly in the locked position, thereby blocking rotation of the arm relative to the base.
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