Happich Fahrzeug-dachsysteme Gmbh

Gerrit Fluss

Harald Brunner

Brigitte Evels

A roof luggage carrier for an automotive vehicle includes a pair of rails running the length of the vehicle and at least one transverse carrier extending between the rails. A clamping device at each end of the carrier clamps the respective rail. The carrier is a hollow section with an open channel on its bottom. The clamping device includes a support jaw held stationary on the carrier and positioned on the side of the rack pipe toward the outer side of the vehicle. A swingable clamping jaw cooperates with the support jaw to clamp the pipe between them. The clamping jaw is positioned on the side of the pipe toward the middle of the vehicle. The clamping jaw is a double arm lever swingable around a pivot pin that is supported on the support jaw. The upper parts of both the support jaw and the clamping jaw extend through the longitudinal opening in the carrier and into the interior of the carrier. An adjustable screw in the upper part of the support jaw is movable to abut and move the upper part of the clamping jaw to swing the lower part of the clamping jaw to clamp against the pipe.

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Wuppertal, Germany

Gerrit Fluss