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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2017
Thule Sweden Ab, Hillerstorp, SE;
Keith L. Prescott, Cambridge, VT (US);
John D. Fiegener, Marblehead, MN (US);
Joseph R. Flaherty, Prospect, CT (US);
Thomas J. Hanson, Rye, NY (US);
Timothy J. Makris, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Michael Tinstman, Malden, MA (US);
Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Abstract
A carrier rack mountable to a vehicle includes a splined member, a first arm rotationally coupled about the splined member, and a latch coupled to the first arm. The splined member includes a plurality of splines disposed along an external surface of the splined member. The splined member is disposed through an aperture in a proximal end of the first arm. The latch is configured to engage the splined member to fix the first arm about the splined member.