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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Thule Sweden Ab, Hillerstorp, SE;
Inventor:
Fredrik Bergman, Vaggeryd, SE;
Assignee:
Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/058 (2006.01); B60R 9/048 (2006.01); B60R 9/052 (2006.01); B60R 9/045 (2006.01); F16B 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/048 (2013.01); B60R 9/045 (2013.01); B60R 9/052 (2013.01); B60R 9/058 (2013.01); F16B 2/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clamping member for a load carrier foot clamping mechanism includes a clamping mechanism and a discontinuous contact portion. The clamping mechanism is configured to couple a load carrier foot to a continuous supporting portion of a vehicle. The discontinuous contact portion has at least two contact sections arranged at an obtuse angle and configured to contact the supporting portion so that the clamping member is usable for supporting portions arranged at different angles.