Knaack Manufacturing Company

Freddie C Webb

Kenneth F Weger, Jr

Stephen J Moore

Gerald A Draffkorn, Jr

Gerald Draffkom, Jr

Gerald Jr Draffkorn

A lock system for a horizontal tool box wherein the latching mechanism for the lid may be operated from the proximal end of the toolbox and locking is achieved by means of a single padlock which is likewise located at the proximal end of the toolbox. An elongated latch rod is slidably disposed adjacent a front wall of either the body or lid components of the box. The padlock and the elongated latch rod are disposed such that the padlock body blocks the longitudinal movement of the proximal end of the latch rod and maintains the latch rod in the latched position when the body components are in the closed position and the padlock is locked, but the proximal end of the latch rod passes between the shackle and the padlock body to move the latch rod to the release position when the padlock is unlocked.

Lock system for a horizontal locking box

A rack assembly for securing cargo on a roof of a vehicle. The rack has a pair of mounting bracket assemblies for attaching securely to the roof of a vehicle, a cross member with a plurality of apertures located at predetermined positions between its transverse axis and each of its ends so as to provide pairs of attachment points (each pair defining a unique spacing distance correlating to a different vehicle roof width) and a pair of support assemblies for adjustably coupling between respective mounting bracket assemblies and the cross member to support the cross member above the roof of the vehicle. In order to assure secure and watertight attachment to the roof of a vehicle, each mounting bracket assembly includes a rubber gasket having a substantially flat bottom surface and a concave top surface, a clamp bar having a substantially flat top surface and a convex bottom surface, and a bracket of substantially J-shaped cross-section which is slidably secured between the concave top surface of the gasket and the convex bottom surface of the clamp bar.

Cargo rack for vehicles

Ladder rack support

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Wauconda, IL, United States of America

Freddie C Webb